pretend

(verb)

make believe with the intent to deceive

All clip examples

• Pretending you painted those pictures out of your own head and all the time you were just copying the work of a real artist. (Scarlet Street)
• Well, then, I tell you what you do, you go right along with the rest of them and you pretend to sing. (Love Affair)
• So keep pretending (Love Affair)
• So keep pretending (Love Affair)
• Pretend you're glad, my heart (Love Affair)