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1 : to give a false appearance of ~> to induce as a false impression

2 : to assert as if true ~> pretend

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• "If a predator approaches the nest, the parent feigns a broken wing, often leading the predator far from the nest before bursting into flight, the injured wing suddenly fully functional." - Jan Bergstrom, The St. Cloud (Minnesota) Times, 7 May 2016

• "The local high school ... wasn't of particularly high quality, and I was not intellectually stimulated or motivated there. In fact, I became disinterested, started skipping class and feigning illness to avoid going to school." - Brian Calle, The Orange County (California) Register, 8 May 2016