pretend

  1. Verb.  To claim, allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception. (defdate, from 14th c.) .
  2. Verb.  To feign, affect (a state, quality etc.). (defdate, from 15th c.) .
  3. Verb.  To lay claim (term, to) (an ability, status, advantage etc.). (defdate, from 15th c.) .
  4. Verb.  To make oneself appear (term, to) do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe.

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