01 v. t. To give a mental existence to, as to something not real or actual; to imagine; to invent; hence, to pretend; to form and relate as if true.
imp. & p. p.
Feigned; p. pr. & vb. n.
Feigning
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1.
To give a mental existence to, as to something not real or actual; to imagine; to invent; hence, to pretend; to form and relate as if true.“There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart.” — Neh. vi. 8.“The poet Did feign that Orpheus drew trees, stones, and floods.” — Shak.
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2.
To represent by a false appearance of; to pretend; to counterfeit; as, to feign a sickness.
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3.
To dissemble; to conceal.[Obs.]