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pretend verb

  /pɹiˈtɛnd/ , /pɹəˈtɛnd/ , /pɹɪˈtɛnd/
  • (transitive, obsolete) To intend; to design, to plot; to attempt.
 fingere, fare finta
  • (intransitive, or, with 'that' clause, or, 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. [from 14th c.]
 fingere

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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