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Feign v. t. : To give a mental existence to, as to something not real or actual; to imagine; to invent; hence, to pretend; to form and relate as if true.

Feign v. t. : To represent by a false appearance of; to pretend; to counterfeit; as, to feign a sickness.

Feign v. t. : To dissemble; to conceal.

Example:
How can I Feign interest in a conversation?

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feign from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... dissemble transitive verb 1 a : to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression <feign death> b : to assert as if true : pretend ... 

synonyms
  (verb) sham
  (verb) pretend
  (verb) affect
  (verb) dissemble
  (verb) simulate
  (verb) assume
  (verb) act
  (verb) belie
  (verb) misrepresent


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