make-believe
1make–be·lieve
noun \ˈmāk-bə-ˌlēv\Definition of MAKE-BELIEVE
: a pretending that what is not real is real <a fiction writer's childish willingness to immerse himself in make–believe — John Updike>
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make–be·lieve also make–be·lief \-ˌlēf\
First Known Use of MAKE-BELIEVE
1811
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