Akademik
pretend
verb
a)
To
claim
,
allege
,
assert
,
contend
,
declare
.
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b)
to claim that or act as if something is different from what it actually is, often incorrectly and knowingly
See Also:
pretender
,
pretense
,
pretension
,
pretentious
,
pretentiousness
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