pretends
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pretends verb
- To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception.
- To feign, affect (a state, quality, etc.).
- To lay claim to (an ability, status, advantage, etc.). (originally used without to)
- To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe.
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feignmake-believeshamdissembleaffectplayunrealactallegesarguesclaimscontendspurportssubmitsturnspretense
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