pretend vs promise

pretend and promise both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pretend	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
promise	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, promise is a hyponym of pretend; that is, promise is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pretend:

Other hyponyms of pretend include anticipate, call, forebode, foretell, predict, prognosticate, surmise, suspect.

pretend (noun)	promise (noun)
the enactment of a pretense	grounds for feeling hopeful about the future
	a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

pretend (adjective)	promise (adjective)
imagined as in a play

pretend (verb)	promise (verb)
make believe with the intent to deceive	make a promise or commitment
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like	promise to undertake or give
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation	make a prediction about; tell in advance
state insincerely	give grounds for expectations
behave unnaturally or affectedly
put forward a claim and assert right or possession of