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Webster 1913 Edition

Pretended

Pre-tend′ed

,

Adj.

Making a false appearance; unreal; false;

as,

pretended

friend

.

–

Pre-tend′ed-ly

,

adv.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pretended

PRETEND'ED

,

pp.

Held out, as a false appearance; feigned; simulated.

1.

a. Ostensible; hypocritical; as a pretended reason or motive; pretended zeal.