Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pretend | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
simulation | Yes | No | No | No |
pretend (noun) | simulation (noun) |
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the enactment of a pretense | the act of giving a false appearance |
the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training) | |
representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) | |
(computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program |
pretend (adjective) | simulation (adjective) |
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imagined as in a play |
pretend (verb) | simulation (verb) |
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make believe with the intent to deceive | |
represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like | |
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation | |
state insincerely | |
behave unnaturally or affectedly | |
put forward a claim and assert right or possession of |