To pretend is to act or to look like something that you are not. When you pretend to be someone else, you are usually acting out a role that you have been assigned.
She pretended to be interested in his proposal, even though she wasn't really interested.
He pretended to be a tough guy, but he was really just a scared child.
verb
behave unnaturally or affectedly
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noun
the enactment of a pretense
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verb
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
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verb
state insincerely
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adjective
imagined as in a play
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verb
make believe with the intent to deceive
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verb
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
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verb
put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
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Men pretended to be heterosexual.
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She pretends to be prudish.
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His behavior was pretended.
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The baby pretended to strut.
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But let's not pretend it's the end of the world.
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Juan was the pretender to the Spanish throne.
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The character is pretended to be deaf and mute.
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The character pretended to be deaf and mute.
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Don't pretend that I'm the recalcitrant one.
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He fell to the ground and pretended to be unconscious.