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pretends |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb pretend 2 of 3 senses of pretend Sense 1 feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble => play possum => take a dive => bullshit, bull, fake => mouth Sense 2 dissemble, pretend, act => simulate, assume, sham, feign Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb pretend 2 of 3 senses of pretend Sense 1 feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble => play possum => take a dive => bullshit, bull, fake => mouth => lip-synch, lip-sync Sense 2 dissemble, pretend, act => simulate, assume, sham, feign => play => feint Entailment of verb pretend Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb pretend 3 senses of pretend Sense 1 feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble => misrepresent, belie Sense 2 dissemble, pretend, act Sense 3 pretend => claim, lay claim, arrogate Familiarity of verb pretend pretend used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb pretend Sense 1 feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble => misrepresent, belie -------------- Sense 2 dissemble, pretend, act -------------- Sense 3 pretend => claim, lay claim, arrogate -------------- Overview of verb pretend The verb pretend has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (12) feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble -- (make believe; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache") 2. (10) dissemble, pretend, act -- (behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting") 3. pretend -- (put forward a claim and assert right or possession of "pretend the title of King") Overview of verb pretend The verb pretend has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (12) feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble -- (make believe; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache") 2. (10) dissemble, pretend, act -- (behave unnaturally or affectedly; "She's just acting") 3. pretend -- (put forward a claim and assert right or possession of "pretend the title of King")
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