pretend /pri-tendˈ/

1. To make believe
2. To feign or affect (to be or do something)
3. To imply, assert or claim falsely
4. To claim to feel, profess falsely (eg friendship)
5. To venture, attempt, undertake or be so bold as (to do something)
6. To stretch forth, or in front (Spenser)
7. To offer (obsolete)
8. To purpose (obsolete)
9. To indicate (obsolete)

1. To feign
2. To make believe
3. To make claim (to eg expertise in something)
4. To aspire (with to; archaic)
5. To be a suitor (with to; archaic)
6. To reach or go forward (obsolete)

Imaginary, make-believe

pretenˈdant (or pretenˈdent) noun

1. A claimant
2. A suitor
3. A pretender

pretenˈded adjective

pretenˈdedly adverb

pretenˈder noun

1. A claimant, esp to a throne
2. A candidate
3. A suitor (obsolete)
4. Someone who pretends

pretenˈdership noun

• secernments
• secerns
• secesh
• secesher
• seceshers
• seceshes
• secession
• secessional
• sidereal
• sidereal day
• sidereal days
• sidereal month
• sidereal period
• sidereal periods
• sidereal time
• sidereal year
• siderite
• siderites
• sideritic
• sidero-
• sideroad
• sideroads
• siderolite
• siderolites
• sideropenia