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to take on a false or deceptive appearance<I pretended that I was scared of the vacuum cleaner>Synonymsdissemble, let onRelated Wordsact, impersonate, masquerade, play, pose; affect, assume, counterfeit, fake, feign, profess, put on, simulate; camouflage, conceal, disguise, mask; bluff, feintPhrasesmake a pretense, make a show, make believe, put on an act, put up a front
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to present a false appearance of<as if I would ever pretend illness just to get out of going to school>— see feign
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