| Definitions | | make-believe |
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noun
- The quality or act of pretending; assuming something is true when in fact one knows it is not.
- 1927, Oscar Hammerstein II, Show Boat
- :Only make believe I love you,
- :Only make believe that you love me.
- :Others find peace of mind in pretending,
- :Couldn"t you?
- :Couldn"t I?
- :Couldn"t we?
- :Make believe our lips are blending
- :In a phantom kiss, or two, or three.
- :Might as well make believe I love you,
- :For to tell the truth I do''.
Etymology: From (term, make) + (term, believe).
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