assume
verb [T] (PRETEND TO HAVE) /əˈsjuːm/
/-ˈsuːm/ Definition
› to pretend to have a different name or be someone you are not, or to express a feeling falsely: Moving to a different town, he assumed a false name. During the investigation, two detectives assumed the identities of antiques dealers. He assumed a look of indifference but I knew how he felt.Faking and pretending
(Definition of assume verb (PRETEND TO HAVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a wolf in sheep's clothing idiom
- affect verb (PRETEND)
- believe verb
- changeling noun
- charlatan noun
- come the raw prawn idiom
- fake verb (OBJECT)
- false adjective (NOT TRUE)
- false modesty noun
- falsify verb
- feign verb
- masquerade as sb/sth phrasal verb
- massage verb (FACTS/NUMBERS)
- pass sth/sb off as sth/sb phrasal verb
- phoney adjective
- play-acting noun
- purport verb
- put sth on phrasal verb (PRETEND)
- quackery noun
- simulate verb
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