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feign

werkwoord

1 feign

Make believe with the intent to deceive:
— He feigned that he was ill.

synoniemen: affect, dissemble, pretend, sham.

Roget 544: be false etc. adj., be a liar etc. 548; speak falsely etc. adv.; tell a lie etc. 546; lie, fib; ... meer laten zien

Nederlands: femelen, huichelen, kwezelen

2 feign

Make a pretence of:
— He feigned sleep.

synoniemen: assume, sham, simulate.

Nederlands: fingeren, simuleren, veinzen, voorgeven, voorwenden


Moby betekeniswoordenboek: act, act a part, affect, assume, bluff, counterfeit, cover up, dissemble, dissimulate, do a bit, dramatize, fake, four-flush, gammon, histrionize, let on, let on like, make a pretense, make as if, make believe ... meer laten zien.

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