Opt
Wish
Wish verb - To offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable.
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The parody aspect also comes from Lennon's own wish to write a Blues song but not being sure if he was capable of imitating the blues musicians he listened to in school, making him opt instead to parody the British blues-rock boom at the time.
Source: Music / The White Album -
HeelFaith Turn: Unlike his fellow Zealots who wish to co-opt Jesus's message to their ends, Simon becomes convinced that he was never meant to incite a revolution with arms, but that of hearts.
Source: Series / Jesus of Nazareth
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