- (v.t.) To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to simulate; to feign.
- (v.i.) To conceal the real fact, motives, /tention or sentiments, under some pretense; to assume a false appearance; to act the hypocrite.
- (v.t.) To hide under a false semblance or seeming; to feign (something) not to be what it really is; to put an untrue appearance upon; to disguise; to mask.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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