feign
feign [ feyn ] | |
[ intransitive verb, transitive verb ] | |
MEANING : | |
1. (intr. v.) to pretend or to give a fake impression of 2. (tr. v.) to invent, fabricate or represent falsely | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : | |
He feigned illness in order to avoid having to go to school. | |
USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : | |
The sympathy was not feigned: most European leaders know they would struggle to win a referendum on Lisbon. |
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