Sekirov Dictionary

make-believe

/ˈmeɪk bəˌliːv/

noun 3
adjective 2
make believe verb 1
forms 7

noun3

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The quality or act of pretending; acting as if something is true when in fact one knows it is not.
- Come on, come on, I go up and down / I like this curious feeling / I know, I see, it's like make believe / Cover your ears so you can hear what I'm saying — 1985
The condition of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are.
Something imaginary.

adjective2

Imaginary; conjured in someone's imagination, especially that of a child.
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Imaginary; not real; pretend.
- He called himself Lord So-and-So, even had his family crest on the wall, but it was all totally make-believe.

make believe verb1

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To pretend or imagine.
- Let's make believe that we are explorers.

forms

made believe · making believe · makes believe · make believes · make-believes · more make believe · most make believe

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