pretend vs reveal

pretend

verb
  • To claim, to allege, especially when falsely or as a form of deliberate deception. 

  • To feign, affect (a state, quality, etc.). 

  • To lay claim to (an ability, status, advantage, etc.). (originally used without to) 

  • To make oneself appear to do or be doing something; to engage in make-believe. 

adj
  • Not really what it is represented as being; imaginary, feigned. 

noun
  • the act of engaging in pretend play. 

reveal

verb
  • To uncover; to show and display that which was hidden. 

  • To communicate that which could not be known or discovered without divine or supernatural instruction. 

noun
  • The outer side of a window or door frame. 

  • A revelation; an uncovering of what was hidden in the scene or story. 

How often have the words pretend and reveal occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )