Look up: pretend

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   pretend
   [v] - put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
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   Pretend
   Pre·tend' transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Pretended ; present participle & verbal noun Pretending .] [ Middle English pretenden to lay claim to, French prétendre , Latin praetendere , praetentum , to stretch forward, pretend, simulate, assert; prae before + tendere to stretch. ...
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   Pretend
   Pre·tend' intransitive verb 1. To put in, or make, a claim, truly or falsely; to allege a title; to lay claim to, or strive after, something; -- usually with to . 'Countries that pretend to freedom.' Swift. « For to what fine he would anon pretend , That know I well.» Chaucer. 2. To hold out the appearance of being, possessing, or p ...
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   Pretend
   ``Pretend`` is a popular song, written in 1952 by Lew Douglas, Cliff Parman, and Frank Levere. The best-known recording, by Nat King Cole was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 2346. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on January 31, 1953 and lasted 20 weeks on the chart, peaking at #3. The recording by Ralph Marterie was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 70045. It reached the Billboard magazine B...
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   Pretend
   • (v. i.) To put in, or make, a claim, truly or falsely; to allege a title; to lay claim to, or strive after, something; -- usually with to. • (v. t.) To hold before, or put forward, as a cloak or disguise for something else; to exhibit as a veil for something hidden. • (v. i.) To hold out the appearance of being, possessing, or perf...
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   pretend
   pretend 1. To claim; profess; allege [to stretch forth or to move in a certain direction]. 2. To claim or profess falsely; feign;. 3. To make believe, as in play or in an attempt to deceive; feign. Related before-word units: ante-; antero-; anti-; pro-. Related 'time' units: ae...
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