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feign

feign [ fayn ] (past and past participle feigned, present participle feign·ing, 3rd person present singular feigns)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. pretend something: to make a show or pretense of something
She feigned ignorance.

2. invent something: to make up or fabricate something

3. copy somebody or something: to imitate or copy somebody or something

[13th century. < French feign-, present stem of feindre "pretend, shirk" < Latin fingere "fabricate, form"]
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