make-believe
(Informal)
[noun]
Synonyms: fantasy, imagination, play-acting, pretence, unreality

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ˈmake-beˌlieve noun [uncountable]
when you imagine or pretend that something is real or true:
He seems to be living in a world of make-believe.
children in the middle of a make-believe adventure

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make believe
imaginary or invented.
I had to explain to Sam that it was only make believe and that they weren't real monsters.

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make believe
act as if something is true although one knows that it is not, pretend
The children were playing make believe and pretended that they lived in a castle.

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make believe
v. To act as if something is true while one knows it is not; pretend.
Let's make believe we have a million dollars.
Danny made believe he didn't hear his mother calling.

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make believe
n. False; untrue; created by illusion.
The creatures of Star Wars are all make-believe.

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