feign

One entry found for feign.

Main Entry: feign
Pronunciation: 'fAn
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French feign-, stem of feindre, from Latin fingere to shape, feign -- more at DOUGH
intransitive verb : PRETEND, DISSEMBLE
transitive verb
1 a : to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression <feign death> b : to assert as if true : PRETEND
2 archaic a : INVENT, IMAGINE b : to give fictional representation to
3 obsolete : DISGUISE, CONCEAL
synonym see ASSUME
- feign·er noun