pretending,
feigning,
simulation,
pretence,
pretense the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training)
attitude a theatrical pose created for effect; "the actor struck just the right attitude"
pose -
affected manners intended to impress others; "don't put on airs with me"
deceive,
lead astray,
betray cause someone to believe an untruth; "The insurance company deceived me when they told me they were covering my house"
masquerade pretend to be someone or something that you are not; "he is masquerading as an expert on the internet"; "This silly novel is masquerading as a serious historical treaty"
pose -
behave affectedly or unnaturally in order to impress others; "Don't pay any attention to him--he is always posing to impress his peers!"; "She postured and made a total fool of herself"
pose -
put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
arrange,
set up arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
put back,
replace substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"
postpose place after another constituent in the sentence; "Japanese postposes the adpositions, whereas English preposes them"
prepose place before another constituent in the sentence; "English preposes the adpositions; Japanese postposes them"
step move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his father's footsteps"
put back,
replace substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced"
stratify render fertile and preserve by placing between layers of earth or sand; "stratify seeds"
plant put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds"
intersperse introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions
snuggle,
nestle position comfortably; "The baby nestled her head in her mother's elbow"
pile place or lay as if in a pile; "The teacher piled work on the students until the parents protested"
arrange,
set up arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one's life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
seat show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"
lay,
repose,
put down put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
place upright,
stand up,
stand defend against attack or criticism; "He stood up for his friend"; "She stuck up for the teacher who was accused of harassing the student"
recline cause to recline; "She reclined her head on the pillow"
plant,
set put firmly in the mind; "Plant a thought in the students' minds"
situate,
deposit,
posit,
fix put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"
ladle remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl"
perch sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree"
load corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; "adulterate liquor"
cram prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam
set set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly; "set clocks or instruments"
siphon move a liquid from one container into another by means of a siphon or a siphoning action; "siphon gas into the tank"
seat show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"
position cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation
figure out,
puzzle out,
solve,
lick,
work out,
work find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He could not work the math problem"
mix up,
stump remove tree stumps from; "stump a field"
riddle set a difficult problem or riddle; "riddle me a riddle"
elude,
escape escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
pose -
assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
display,
exhibit,
expose attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals
artistic creation,
artistic production,
art the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"
ramp stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing
pose -
introduce; "This poses an interesting question"
comprise,
constitute,
make up,
be,
represent form or compose; "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"