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Imposture
The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating.
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Broader term 4
An attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration, artifice, or practice, which misleads another, or causes him to believe wha…
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The act of deceiving or misleading.
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of Dissemble
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The act of dissembling; a hiding under a false appearance; concealment by feigning; false pretension; hypocrisy.
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To invest with personality; to endow with the form of a living being.
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To invest with personality; to endow with the form of a living being.
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Standing still, with all the feet on the ground; -- said of the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast.
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Standing still, with all the feet on the ground; -- said of the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast.
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Synonym 1
Alt. of Impersonification
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