feindre — meaning in English
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English meaning
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affect
verb To influence or make a difference to something.
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feign
verb To pretend to feel or have something that isn't real.
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pretend
verb To act as if something is true or real when it isn't, in order to deceive or as part of play.
Senses
feindre is used for these senses in English:
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affect
(transitive) To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to assume. To make a false display of. [from 16th c.]
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feign
To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
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pretend
(transitive, obsolete) To intend; to design, to plot; to attempt.
affect — full definition
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verb To influence or make a difference to something.
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verb To pretend to have or feel a quality; to put on.
