καθυποκρίνομαι

A. subdue by histrionic arts, D. 19.337; κ. καὶ διαφθείρουσι τὰς βουλήσεις τῶν ποιημάτων destroying by bad acting, D.H. Dem. 53.

II. c. inf., κ. εἶναι . . pretend to be some one else, Luc. DMar. 13.2; κ. μειδιᾶν Ph. 2.280: c. acc., counterfeit, φιλίαν ib.520; τὴν σεμνότητα Him. Ecl. 3.2.