Feign

v. t.	1.	To give a mental existence to, as to something not real or actual; to imagine; to invent; hence, to pretend; to form and relate as if true. [imp. & p. p. Feigned ; p. pr. & vb. n. Feigning.] There are no such things done as thou sayest, but thou feignest them out of thine own heart. - Neh. vi. 8. The poet Did feign that Orpheus drew trees, stones, and floods. - Shak.
	2.	To represent by a false appearance of; to pretend; to counterfeit; as, to feign a sickness.
	3.	To dissemble; to conceal.

Verb	1.	feign - make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" Synonyms: dissemble, pretend, sham, affect
	2.	feign - make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" Synonyms: sham, simulate, assume

act, act a part, affect, assume, bluff, counterfeit, cover up, dissemble, dissimulate, do a bit, dramatize, fake, four-flush, gammon, histrionize, let on, let on like, make a pretense, make as if, make believe, make like, make out like, overact, play, play a part, play a scene, play possum, playact, pretend, profess, put on, put on airs, sham, simulate, tug the heartstrings, wear