[feign] vb [ME, fr. OF feign-, stem of feindre, fr. L fingere to shape, feign--more at dough] vi (13c): pretend, dissemble ~ vt 1 a: to give a false appearance of: induce as a false impression "~ death" b: to assert as if true: pretend
2. archaic a: invent, imagine b: to give fictional representation to 3 obs: disguise, conceal syn see assume -- feign.er n