make believe

to pretend Claude made believe he hadn't heard what she said.

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

Pretend, as in Let's make believe we're elves. This expression in effect means making oneself believe in an illusion. [Early 1700s]

See also: believe, make

To pretend.

See also: believe, make

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Alba	['ælbə]
Anath (1)	AY-nath (English)	Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
CecÍLia	-	Portuguese, Slovak, Hungarian
Staples	['steiplz]
Manjula	-	Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam
Yechi'el	-	Biblical Hebrew