make belief
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make-belief — make be*lief , n. A feigning to believe; make believe. J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
make-belief — noun see make believe I … New Collegiate Dictionary
make-belief — noun see make believe I … Useful english dictionary
make-believe — I. noun also make belief Date: 1811 a pretending that what is not real is real < a fiction writer s childish willingness to immerse himself in make believe John Updike > II. adjective Date: 1824 imaginary, pretended … New Collegiate Dictionary
Belief — is the psychological state in which an individual holds a proposition or premise to be true. [Citation last = Schwitzgebel first = Eric editor last = Zalta editor first = Edward contribution = Belief title = The Stanford Encyclopedia of… … Wikipedia
make no claim to be something — phrase to admit that you do not have a particular quality or ability I make no claim to be knowledgeable on the subject. Thesaurus: to try to show that an idea or belief is wrongsynonym Main entry: claim … Useful english dictionary
belief — /bi li:f/ noun 1 (singular, uncountable) the feeling that something is definitely true or definitely exists: religious belief (+ in): a belief in God (+ that): a growing belief that war had become inevitable | it is sb s belief that: It is my… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
belief — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Faith Nouns 1. (assurance of truth) belief, credence, credit, assurance, [good] faith, trust, troth, confidence, presumption; dependence on, reliance on. Informal, store. Slang, stock, gospel. See… … English dictionary for students
Make It Happen (Mariah Carey song) — Make It Happen … Wikipedia
make — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made a table; made it out of cardboard; made him a sweater). 2 tr. (foll. by to + infin.) cause or compel (a person etc.) to do something (make… … Useful english dictionary
