Fake and Invent

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Fake verb - To imitate or copy especially in order to deceive.

Usage example: pranksters faked giant footprints and then claimed that they had seen Bigfoot

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Invent is a synonym for fake. In some cases you can use "Invent" instead a verb "Fake".

Nearby Words: faked, faking, faker

Invent verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.

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Fake is a synonym for invent in make up topic. Sometimes you can use "Fake" instead a verb "Invent", if it concerns topics such as create, fabricate.

fire	fake fire	invent fire
kind	fake kind	invent kind
excuse	fake excuse	invent excuse
way	fake way	invent way
Other words: language, version, spells.

Fake Triplet Gambit: In one of the Twins books, Elizabeth and Jessica invent a third sister, Jennifer, and take turns pretending to be her.

Source: Literature / Sweet Valley High
Lost did not invent viral marketing, but it did popularize the idea of making fake websites about fictional companies which were then tied into massive online games (including several held between seasons).

Source: Viral Marketing
One wonders why they didn't just invent a fake university with a punny name, or mine the name "Occidental" for all of the multiple reference puns it was worth.

Source: Series / Arrested Development

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