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· feign
verb
make believe with the intent to deceive
"He feigned that he was ill"
make a pretence of
"She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"
Similar words
affect
dissemble
pretend
sham
assume
simulate
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).