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| feign [ fayn ] (past and past participle feigned, present participle feign·ing, 3rd person present singular feigns) |
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1. pretend something: to make a show or pretense of something
 She feigned ignorance.
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2. invent something: to make up or fabricate something
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3. copy somebody or something: to imitate or copy somebody or something
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| [13th century. < French feign-, present stem of feindre "pretend, shirk" < Latin fingere "fabricate, form"] |
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