makeābelieve
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Britannica Dictionary definition of MAKEāBELIEVE
[noncount]
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things that are imagined or pretended to be true or real
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He has been living in a world of make-believe. [=he has been believing things that are not true; he has been living in a fantasy world]
ā When children play make-believe, they think of an imaginary world and pretend to live in it as people, animals, fairies, etc.
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see also make believe at believe
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makeābelieve
/ĖmeÉŖkbÉĖliĖv/
adjective
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makeābelieve
/ĖmeÉŖkbÉĖliĖv/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of MAKEāBELIEVE
always used before a noun
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not real
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The commercial showed a make-believe scientist in a white lab coat talking about the benefits of the product.
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He has been living in a make-believe world.
