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Search phrase: pretend

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CymbelineCym II.iii.112The contract you pretend with that base wretch,The Contract you pretend with that base Wretch,
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.6And none your foes but such as shall pretendAnd none your Foes, but such as shall pretend
Henry VI Part 11H6 IV.i.54Pretend some alteration in good will?Pretend some alteration in good will?
Henry VI Part 33H6 IV.vii.57Why shall we fight, if you pretend no title?Why shall we fight, if you pretend no Title?
MacbethMac II.iv.24.1What good could they pretend?What good could they pretend?
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.45Whom you pretend to honour and adore,Whom you pretend to Honour and Adore,

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Glossary

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bearprofess, pretend, purport
conveypass off, give out, pretend
counterfeitpretend, feign, make believe
daubpretend, fake, pass off
dissembledeceive, disguise the truth, pretend
intendpretend, convey, purport, profess
pretendintend, design, plan
pretendimport, imply, mean
pretendclaim, avow, profess
strangeaffect indifference, pretend to be unwilling
takeassume, pretend, feign
takeprofess, pretend, affect [oneself]

Thesaurus

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pretendbear
pretendintend
pretendcounterfeit
pretendconvey
pretendtake
pretendtake
pretenddissemble
pretenddaub
pretend to be unwillingstrange
unwilling, pretend to bestrange

Themes and Topics

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Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)...e your cheeks do counterfeit our roses 2 pretend feign make believe ayl iii v 17 [pheb...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
PRETENDBASICpretence n, pretend v, pretended adj
PRETENDPEOPLEpretender n

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