Borrow
Borrow verb - To take for one's own use (something originated by another).
Pretend to be and borrow are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pretend to be" instead a verb "Borrow".
Pretend to be
Borrow and pretend to be are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Borrow" instead a verb phrase "Pretend to be".
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Related pairs
Both terms in one sentence
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Rescue Romance: Mizuki first get interested in Hime after she asks him if she could borrow his uniform so she could pretend to be Tsukino's "boyfriend" and rescue her from an unwanted suitor.
Source: Manga / Seiyuu Ka - Have the heros girlfriend (the only one not a member of the Slave Race) borrow his griffin and pretend to be a griffiner with an entourage.
Source: Literature / The Fallen Moon
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