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pretend verb

  /pɹiˈtɛnd/ , /pɹəˈtɛnd/ , /pɹɪˈtɛnd/
  • (transitive, obsolete) To intend; to design, to plot; to attempt.
 fingere
  • (transitive) To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe [with infinitive]. [from 15th c.]
 fingere, fare finta

pretender noun

  /pɹɪˈtɛndəɹ/
  • A claimant to a throne or the office of a ruler; originally in a neutral sense, but now always applied to a claimant who is held to have no just title.
 aspirante, pretendente, candidato
  • A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.
 impostore, mistificatore, simulatore
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