Hyphenation of pretend

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word pretend ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

pre-tend

Definitions of pretend :

1.
The enactment of a pretense
It was just pretend
2.
Make believe with the intent to deceive
He feigned that he was ill He shammed a headache
3.
Behave unnaturally or affectedly
She's just acting
4.
Put forward a claim and assert right or possession of
Pretend the title of King
5.
Put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong
6.
Represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
She makes like an actress
7.
State insincerely
He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt She pretended not to have known the suicide bomber She pretends to be an expert on wine
8.
Imagined as in a play
The make-believe world of theater Play money Dangling their legs in the water to catch pretend fish

Synonyms of pretend :

adj make-believe, unreal
noun make-believe, pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
verb feign, sham, affect, dissemble, misrepresent, belie
verb dissemble, act
verb claim, lay claim, arrogate
verb guess, venture, hazard, speculate
verb make, make believe, act, play, represent
verb profess, claim

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