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   make-believe

   /ˈmeɪkbɪliːv/

   noun

   • 1. the action of pretending or imagining that things are better than they really are: "she's living in a world of make-believe"

   adjective

   • 1. imitating something real: "he was firing a make-believe gun at the spy planes"

   verb

   • 1. pretend; imagine: "you can make-believe you're swimming out in the crystal clear waters of the Mediterranean"

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMAKE BELIEVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   believing or imagining things that appear to be attractive or exciting, but are not real: The ideal of a perfectly fair society is just make-believe. He lives in a world of make-believe/make-believe world. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › make-believeMake-believe Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of MAKE-BELIEVE is a pretending that what is not real is real. How to use make-believe in a sentence.

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   Make-believe definition: pretense, especially of an innocent or playful kind; playacting; fantasy. See examples of MAKE-BELIEVE used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMAKE-BELIEVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If someone is living in a make-believe world, they are pretending that things are better, different, or more exciting than they really are instead of facing up to reality. [disapproval] ...the glamorous make-believe world of show business. She squandered millions on a life of make-believe.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › make-believemake-believe - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

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   Definition of make-believe noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   the enactment of a pretense. synonyms: pretend. see more. adjective. imagined as in a play. “the make-believe world of theater”. synonyms: pretend. unreal. lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria.

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   Pretend, as in Let's make believe we're elves . This expression in effect means making oneself believe in an illusion. [Early 1700s]