Definitions
the enactment of a pretense
Word origin
From Anglo-Norman pretendre, Middle French pretendre (French prétendre (“to claim, demand”)), from Latin praetendere (“to put forward, hold out, pretend”), from prae- (“pre-”) + tendō (“stretch”); see tend.
Used in a sentence
“You don't have to pretend that the soup tastes fine.”
“You don't have to pretend to like the soup.”
“If you don't like it, say so. You don't have to pretend.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Act as if”7 letters
02“Make believe”7 letters
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