feign
verb (used with object)
to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of.
have feigned
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present perfectof feign.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He could have feigned outrage at the suggestion that his motives are anything less than honorable.
From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2023
As it turns out, our hapless single dad might have feigned ignorance because he has already been to hell and back, an experience he recounts in a convoluted flashback involving Charles Manson and Lucifer.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2018
Such things are valuable: indeed, the courts imprison people deemed to have feigned royal links for personal gain.
From Economist ● Jul. 21, 2016
I couldn’t have feigned indifference if I had tried to.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
While among them, I may have feigned disinterest, but like my father I watched them closely and listened whenever they spoke.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
