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transitive verb1: to give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing <does not pretend to be a psychiatrist>2 a: to make believe : feign <he pretended deafness> b: to claim, represent, or assert falsely <pretending an emotion he could not really feel>3archaic : venture, undertakeintransitive verb1: to feign an action, part, or role especially in play2: to put in a claim <cannot pretend to any particular expertise
— Clive Barnes>
synonyms see assume
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