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Meaning
Verb
●
To make a
false
show or
pretence
of; to
counterfeit
or simulate.
●
To
imagine
; to
invent
; to
pretend
to do something.
●
To make an
action
as if
doing one
thing
, but
actually
doing another,
for example
to
trick
an
opponent
; to feint.
●
To
hide
or conceal.
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Origin
feign
English
feindre
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
fingere
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Exude
Invoke
Profess
Engender
Elicit
Suppress
Arouse
Quell
Assuage
Contrive
Betray
Express
Shun
Experience
Ignore
Counteract
Mock
Accept
Perceive
Overcome
Encounter
Trigger
Prevent
Plead
Exhibit
Fake
Temper
Resist
Vocalise
Hide
Pretend
Misrepresent
Gin Up
Summon Up
Muster Up
Cover Up
Fight Back
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Rhymes
Cane
Fane
Sane
Mane
Sain
Vain
Dane
Pane
Wane
Vane
Lain
Rein
Kane
Vein
Fain
Gain
Bain
Jane
Main
Bane
Jane
Wain
Lane
Pain
Rain
Crane
Amain
Thane
Reign
Seine
Wayne
Plane
Spain
Shane
Chain
Feign
Brane
Paine
Grain
Brain
Inane
Again
Swain
Drane
Slane
Deign
Stane
Drain
Maine
Slain
Twain
Plain
Skein
Stain
Train
Crain
Insane
Attain
Ordain
Belain
Domain
Urbane
Obtain
Atwain
Mcbain
Strain
Alkane
Arcane
Retain
Detain
Remain
Elaine
Regain
Blaine
Humane
Fusain
Sprain
Klaine
Sustain
Terrain
Pertain
Ingrain
Abstain
Chicane
Abthane
Demesne
Moraine
Unchain
Entrain
Astrain
Arraign
Ukraine
Profane
Refrain
Contain
Cocaine
Macbain
Detrain
Explain
Retrain
Enplane
Mundane
Restain
Germane
Bahrain
Romaine
Eucaine
Disdain
Inhumane
Complain
Restrain
Montseny
Overlain
Marocain
Maintain
Campaign
Ptomaine
Lorraine
Distrain
Champaign
Entertain
Underlain
Aquitaine
Mansplain
Constrain
Ascertain
Appertain
Champagne
Withstrain
Pertaining
Legerdemain
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