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Verb Concept
EN
feign  sham  pretend  affect  dissemble
EN
Make believe with the intent to deceive WordNet 3.0
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Make believe with the intent to deceive WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
To act as if something is true. OmegaWiki
To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe. Wiktionary
To make oneself appear to do something. Wiktionary (translation)
To make-believe. Wiktionary (translation)
To deceive, cheat, lie. Wiktionary
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He feigned that he was ill WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
He shammed a headache WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
misrepresent
HAS KIND
talk through one's hat
mouth
play possum
take a dive
DERIVATION
hypocrite
pretense
fake
imposter
pretense
+1 relations
VERB GROUP
make
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
Wiktionary
EN
pretend, sham
OmegaWiki
EN
affect, feign, pretend, sham
VerbAtlas
DECEIVE va:0622f

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