Definition of pretend

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Pretend (v. t.) To hold before one; to extend.

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Pretence :: Pretence (n.) That which is pretended; false, deceptive, or hypocritical show, argument, or reason; pretext; feint..
Connive :: Connive (v. t.) To shut the eyes to; to overlook; to pretend not to see.
Dudder :: Dudder (n.) A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods pretended to be smuggled; a duffer..
Assentation :: Assentation (n.) Insincere, flattering, or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence..
Bushwhacker :: Bushwhacker (n.) A guerrilla; a marauding assassin; one who pretends to be a peaceful citizen, but secretly harasses a hostile force or its sympathizers..
Icon :: Icon (n.) An image or representation; a portrait or pretended portrait.
Humble :: Humble (superl.) Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage..
Pretendership :: Pretendership (n.) The character, right, or claim of a pretender..
Pretend :: Pretend (v. i.) To hold out the appearance of being, possessing, or performing; to profess; to make believe; to feign; to sham; as, to pretend to be asleep..
Assumed :: Assumed (a.) Pretended; hypocritical; make-believe; as, an assumed character..
Pretend :: Pretend (v. i.) To put in, or make, a claim, truly or falsely; to allege a title; to lay claim to, or strive after, something; -- usually with to..
Counterfeit :: Counterfeit (n.) One who pretends to be what he is not; one who personates another; an impostor; a cheat.
Reformalize :: Reformalize (v. i.) To affect reformation; to pretend to correctness.
Pretend :: Pretend (v. t.) To hold before one; to extend.
Hocuspocus :: Hocuspocus (n.) A term used by jugglers in pretended incantations.
Pretender :: Pretender (n.) One who lays claim, or asserts a title (to something); a claimant..
Affecter :: Affecter (n.) One who affects, assumes, pretends, or strives after..
Mountebank :: Mountebank (n.) Any boastful or false pretender; a charlatan; a quack.
Conjurer :: Conjurer (n.) One who practices magic arts; one who pretends to act by the aid super natural power; also, one who performs feats of legerdemain or sleight of hand..
Pretendant :: Pretendant (n.) A pretender; a claimant.
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