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61Phonological history of English fricatives and affricates — The phonological history of English fricatives and affricates is part of the phonological history of the English language in terms of changes in the phonology of fricative and affricate consonants. Contents 1 H dropping and h adding 1.1 H… …
62affect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. influence, touch; concern, relate to; move, stir. See relation, disease, feeling, affectation. n. feeling, emotion. See sensibility. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To have an effect upon] Syn. influence,… …
63assume — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. suppose, take for granted; put on, affect; appropriate. See supposition, affectation, acquisition. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To take for granted] Syn. suppose, presume, postulate, posit, presuppose,… …
64pose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. attitude, affectation; position, posture; aspect, figure. See form. v. sit; attitudinize, affect; propound; question, puzzle, quiz, inquire, nonplus. See difficulty. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. artificial …
65profess — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. pretend, feign; teach, instruct; affirm, declare, avow; own, admit. See affirmation, falsehood. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. avow, confess, pretend; see declare 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1.… …
66put on — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To pretend] Syn. feign, sham, make believe; see pretend 1 . 2. [*To deceive] Syn. trick, confuse, confound; see deceive . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To put (an article of clothing) on one s person: assume, don, get on …
67faineant — 1610s (n.), from Fr. fainéant (16c.) do nothing, from fait, third person singular present tense of faire (see FACTITIOUS (Cf. factitious)) + néant nothing (Cf. DOLCE FAR NIENTE (Cf. dolce far niente)). A French folk etymology of O.Fr. faignant… …
68εἰρωνεύεσθε — εἰρωνεύομαι feign ignorance pres imperat mp 2nd pl εἰρωνεύομαι feign ignorance pres ind mp 2nd pl εἰρωνεύομαι feign ignorance imperf ind mp 2nd pl (homeric ionic) …
69make believe — verb represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like She makes like an actress • Syn: ↑make, ↑pretend • Derivationally related forms: ↑make believe, ↑pretend (for: ↑pretend …
70Academy figure — Figure Fig ure (f[i^]g [ u]r; 135), n. [F., figure, L. figura; akin to fingere to form, shape, feign. See {Feign}.] 1. The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance. [1913 Webster] Flowers have all exquisite figures. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2.… …
