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pretend verb

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

pretender noun

  /pɹɪˈtɛndəɹ/
  • A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.
 偽善者
  • One who puts forth a claim, or who aspires to or aims at something; a claimant, candidate, or aspirant; now, one who makes baseless pretensions.
 山師
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