00838043-v 'make believe with the intent to deceive'; V2; 
 
Czech fingovat , předstírat , přetvařovat se
Chinese (simplified) 佯装 , 假装 , 装作 , 冒充
English pretend 12 ( ) , affect 4 , feign 1 ( ) , dissemble 1 ( ) , sham ( )
Indonesian menyembunyikan , berpretensi , berlagak , bersandiwara , bermuka-muka , beracah-acah , buat-buatan , buat-buat , dibuat-buat , berpura-pura
Italian fingere , simulare , fignere
Malaysian menyembunyikan , berlagak spt , berlagak , bersandiwara , buat-buatan , mengacah , berpura-pura
Definitions
English
make believe with the intent to deceive
He feigned that he was ill; He shammed a headache
Japanese
だます意図でふりをする
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Hyponym: play_possum talk_through_one's_hat take_a_dive mouth
Hypernym: misrepresent
Semantic Field: communicationv
Verb Frames
Somebody ----s something;   Somebody ----s that CLAUSE;   Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE;  
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