make believe
verb
- to pretend; to voluntarily subject to illusion
Wiktionary
adj
- imaginary; conjured in someone's imagination, especially that of a child
noun
- Alternative form of make-believe.
verb
- To pretend or imagine.
“Let's make believe that we are explorers.”
“Only make believe I love you, / Only make believe that you love me. / Others find peace of mind in pretending, / Couldn’t you? / Couldn’t I? / Couldn’t we? / Make believe our lips are blending / In a phantom kiss, or two, or three. / Might as well make believe I love you, / For to tell the truth I do.”