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modified

feigned, simulated, calculated; see pretended.

noun

A trick
deception, device, job*; see trick 1.
A joke
hoax, satire, pretense; see fake, joke 1, 2.

verb

To pretend
feign, sham, make believe; see pretend 1.
*To deceive
trick, confuse, confound; see deceive.

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