feign

UK /feɪn/ US /feɪn/
verb 3

Definitions

verb

1

To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.

The pupil feigned sickness on the day of his exam.

They feigned her signature on the cheque.

2

To imagine; to invent; to pretend to do something.

He feigned that he had gone home at the appointed time.

Then I sent unto him, saying, There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.

3

To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent; to feint.

Cahill was beaten far too easily for Miller's goal, although the striker deserves the credit for the way he controlled Alan Hutton's right-wing delivery, with his back to goal, feigned to his left then went the other way and pinged a splendid left-foot shot into Hart's bottom right-hand corner.

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