English to English verb
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make believe with the intent to deceive |  | Example: He feigned that he was ill He shammed a headache
source: wordnet30
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make a pretence of |  | Example: She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger he feigned sleep
source: wordnet30
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To give a mental existence to, as to something not real or actual; to imagine; to invent; hence, to pretend; to form and relate as if true. |  | source: webster1913
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