pose

verb [I] (PRETEND)

/poʊz/

Definition

› to pretend to be someone else in order to deceive others: The detective posed as a sailor to try to catch the smugglers.

(Definition of pose verb (PRETEND) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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