προσποιεῖσθαι
From LSJ
Ὅτι οὐδὲν ἧττον τὰ αὐτὰ ποιήσουσι, κἂν σὺ διαρραγῇς → You may break your heart, but men will still go on as before
Greek > English (Woodhouse Verbs Reversed)
(see also προσποιέω, προσποιῶ): claim, feign, pretend, simulate, arrogate to oneself, assert a claim to, associate with oneself, attach to one's side, bring over to one's side, bring over, claim for oneself, gain over, impress into one's service, make out, make recruits, play a part, pretend to be, pretend to, recruit to one's standard, set up as, take as associate, urge in excuse, win as adherent, win over as supporter, win over to another, win over to oneself, win over, attach to oneself, press into one's service