Fuse
Pretend
Pretend verb - To take on a false or deceptive appearance.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In an effort to win over Connie's parents, Steven convinces the Gems to fuse together and pretend to be his mother.
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Cigar-Fuse Lighting: Near the end of "Homefront", Jarod uses the cigar he affected as part of his pretend persona to light the fuse on a diversionary explosion, then throws it away and is cigarless thereafter.
Source: Series / The Pretender
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