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 verb1 a: to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression <feign death> b: to assert as if true : pretend2archaic a: invent, imagine b: to give fictional representation to3obsolete : disguise, conceal

synonyms see assume

— feign·er noun