Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pretend | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
dissemble | No | No | Yes | No |
pretend (noun) | dissemble (noun) |
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the enactment of a pretense |
pretend (adjective) | dissemble (adjective) |
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imagined as in a play |
pretend (verb) | dissemble (verb) |
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make believe with the intent to deceive | make believe with the intent to deceive |
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like | behave unnaturally or affectedly |
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation | hide under a false appearance |
state insincerely | |
behave unnaturally or affectedly | |
put forward a claim and assert right or possession of |