- make-belief
- make-belief make"-be*lief`, n. A feigning to believe; make believe. --J. H. Newman. [1913 Webster]
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make-belief — noun see make believe I … New Collegiate Dictionary
make-belief — noun see make believe I … Useful english dictionary
make belief — noun The abstract quality of making believe … Wiktionary
make-believe — I. noun also make belief Date: 1811 a pretending that what is not real is real < a fiction writer s childish willingness to immerse himself in make believe John Updike > II. adjective Date: 1824 imaginary, pretended … New Collegiate Dictionary
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belief — /bi li:f/ noun 1 (singular, uncountable) the feeling that something is definitely true or definitely exists: religious belief (+ in): a belief in God (+ that): a growing belief that war had become inevitable | it is sb s belief that: It is my… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
belief — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Faith Nouns 1. (assurance of truth) belief, credence, credit, assurance, [good] faith, trust, troth, confidence, presumption; dependence on, reliance on. Informal, store. Slang, stock, gospel. See… … English dictionary for students
Make It Happen (Mariah Carey song) — Make It Happen … Wikipedia
make — v. & n. v. (past and past part. made) 1 tr. construct; create; form from parts or other substances (made a table; made it out of cardboard; made him a sweater). 2 tr. (foll. by to + infin.) cause or compel (a person etc.) to do something (make… … Useful english dictionary
