Main Entry: feign
Pronunciation: \ˈfān\
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French feign-, stem of feindre, from Latin fingere to shape, feign — more at dough
Date: 13th century
intransitive verb
: pretend, dissemble
transitive verb
1 a: to give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression <feign death> b: to assert as if true : pretend
2archaic a: invent, imagine b: to give fictional representation to
3obsolete : disguise, conceal