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feign

feign

 
 
pronunciation:
feIn
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Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: verb
inflections: feigns, feigning, feigned
definition: to pretend or fake; put on a false show of.
She feigned sleep when her mother looked into the room.
similar words:
assume, fake
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derivations: feigned (adj.), feigningly (adv.), feigner (n.)