(verb) To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception.
"The greatest way to live with honour in this world is to be what we pretend to be."
"Sometimes people pretend that you are not enough for them so they don't feel guilty about hurting you."
"Pretend inferiority and encourage his arrogance."
"Some Will Hate You Pretend They Love You Now Then Behind They Try To Eliminate You"
"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
"The great honor in the world is to be what we pretend to be."
"Your mind is your predicament. It wants to be free of change. Free of pain, free of the obligations of life and death. But change is law and no amount of pretending will alter that reality."