Vortäuschen — meaning in English

English meaning

affect verb To influence or make a difference to something.
dissemble verb To hide or cover up the truth about something.
fake adjective Not genuine; made to look real in order to deceive.
feign verb To pretend to feel or have something that isn't real.
perform verb To carry out an action or task.
pretend verb To act as if something is true or real when it isn't, in order to deceive or as part of play.
pretense noun A false show or claim put on to create a misleading impression; the American spelling of "pretence".

Vortäuschen is used for these senses in English:

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.]
dissemble (transitive) To deliberately ignore something; to pretend not to notice.
fake (transitive) To make a counterfeit, to counterfeit, to forge, to falsify.
fake (transitive) To make a false display of, to affect, to feign, to simulate.
feign To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.
perform (by extension, transitive) To behave theatrically so as to give the impression of (a quality, character trait, etc.); to feign.
pretend (intransitive, or, with 'that' clause, or, 'to' infinitive) To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. [from 14th c.]
pretend (transitive, obsolete) To intend; to design, to plot; to attempt.