Main Entry: feign

Pronunciation: \ˈfān\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French feign-, stem of feindre, from Latin fingere to shape, feign — more at dough

Date: 13th century

intransitive verb : pretend, dissembletransitive verb 1 a : to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression <feign death> b : to assert as if true : pretend
2 archaic a : invent, imagine b : to give fictional representation to
3 obsolete : disguise, conceal

synonyms see assume

— feign·er noun