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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

    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

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

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

    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.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › make-believeMAKE-BELIEVE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › make believeMake believe - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of make believe. verb. represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like. synonyms: make, pretend. affect, dissemble, feign, pretend, sham. make believe with the intent to deceive. see more.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › make-believeMake-believe - definition of make-believe by The Free Dictionary

    Noun. 1. make-believe - imaginative intellectual play. pretense, pretence. imagery, imaging, mental imagery, imagination - the ability to form mental images of things or events; "he could still hear her in his imagination". 2. make-believe - the enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend". pretend.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › make-believeMAKE-BELIEVE Synonyms: 141 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for MAKE-BELIEVE: imaginary, fictitious, mythic, fictional, mythical, fantasied, fantastical, imagined; Antonyms of MAKE-BELIEVE: real, actual, true, existing, genuine, authentic, existent, factual.

  9. ludwig.guru › s › make-believemake-believe | English Definition & Examples | Ludwig

    The word "make-believe" is correct and usable in written English. It is typically used to refer to something that is not real or true, but which someone pretends to believe or accept as real or true. For example, "My daughter loves to play make-believe, pretending she is a princess with magical powers.".

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › make-believe_nmake-believe noun & adjective - Oxford English Dictionary

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the word make-believe mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the word make-believe, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the word make-believe?

  11. www.oysterenglish.com › idiom-make-believeIdiom: Make believe (meaning & examples) - Oyster English

    The idiom "make believe" means to pretend or imagine something is real. These example sentences will make the meaning of this idiom clear and easy to remember.