make#9 (v)
pretend#1 (v)
make believe#1 (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 32
def represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
examples She makes like an actress
Frame - 26 Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Frame - 22 Somebody ----s PP
Outgoing links
Verb Group feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
Hypernym act, play, represent
Derivationally related form make believe → make-believe
Derivationally related form pretend → pretend
Hyponym go through the motions
Incoming links
Derivationally related form pretend → pretend
Derivationally related form make-believe → make believe
Verb Group feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble
Hypernym go through the motions
Hyponym act, play, represent

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