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make-believe

ma·ke·be·lieve

UK/ˈmeɪk bəˌliːv/ US/ˌmeɪk bəˈliːv/ uncommon
noun (2) adjective (1) verb (1)

noun

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the enactment of a pretense

  • “it was just pretend”
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adjective

1.

imagined as in a play

  • “the make-believe world of theater”
  • “play money”
  • “dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish”
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verb

1.

represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

  • “She makes like an actress”
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Origin

Deverbal from make believe.

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