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Definition of Pretend
Pre`tend´ | v. t. | 1. | To lay a claim to; to allege a title to; to claim. | | 2. | To hold before, or put forward, as a cloak or disguise for something else; to exhibit as a veil for something hidden. | | 3. | To hold out, or represent, falsely; to put forward, or offer, as true or real (something untrue or unreal); to show hypocritically, or for the purpose of deceiving; to simulate; to feign; as, to pretend friendship. | | 4. | To intend; to design; to plot; to attempt. | | 5. | To hold before one; to extend. | | v. i. | 1. | 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. | | 2. | 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. |
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