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make believe

/ make believe /

verb

verb Sense 1

represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

"She makes like an actress"

Type of:

act play represent

Kinds of:

go through the motions

Derived:

make-believe pretend

Verb group:

feign sham pretend affect dissemble

Usage Patterns:

Something ----s somebody

Somebody ----s something with something

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