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make-believe

noun
/ˈmeɪk bəˌliːv/

Etymology

Deverbal from make believe.

Definitions

  1. The quality or act of pretending

    The quality or act of pretending; acting as if something is true when in fact one knows it is not.

    • Come on, come on, I go up and down / I like this curious feeling / I know, I see, it's like make believe / Cover your ears so you can hear what I'm saying

  2. The condition of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are.

  3. Something imaginary.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Imaginary

      Imaginary; not real; pretend.

      • He called himself Lord So-and-So, even had his family crest on the wall, but it was all totally make-believe.

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Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for make-believe. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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