Verb
1. make believe with the intent to deceive;
"He feigned that he was ill""He shammed a headache"2. behave unnaturally or affectedly;
"She's just acting"3. put forward a claim and assert right or possession of;
"pretend the title of King"4. put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation;
"I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again""I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong"5. represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like;
"She makes like an actress"6. state insincerely;
"He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt""She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber""She pretends to be an expert on wine"