pretender
noun
/pɹɪˈtɛndəɹ/
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- A person who professes beliefs and opinions that they do not hold.
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huichelaar,
veinzer
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- 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.
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pretendent
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pretend
verb
/pɹiˈtɛnd/
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/pɹəˈtɛnd/
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/pɹɪˈtɛnd/
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- (transitive, obsolete) To intend; to design, to plot; to attempt.
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doen alsof,
voorgeven
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- (transitive) To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe [with infinitive]. [from 15th c.]
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doen alsof
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