What is to intend; to design; to plot; to attempt. [Obs.] Such as shall pretend Malicious practices against his state. Shak called?
pretend — To intend; to design; to plot; to attempt. [Obs.] Such as shall pretend Malicious practices against his state. Shak. (Webster's 1913.)
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