playact

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Verb playact has 1 sense

act, play, roleplay, playact - perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"
--₁ is one way to perform

Derived forms: noun playactor₁, noun playacting₁
Sample sentence:
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Definitions from the Web

playact

Definition:

Noun: the act or practice of pretending to be someone or something.

Verb: to perform in a dramatic or theatrical manner; to pretend or feign.

Senses:

1. Noun: The act or practice of pretending to be someone or something.

2. Verb: To perform in a dramatic or theatrical manner; to pretend or feign.

Examples:

Noun:

Her playact of being a princess was enchanting.
Children often engage in playact to imagine themselves as superheroes.

Verb:

The actors playacted their roles flawlessly on the theater stage.
He would often playact being a detective while solving mysteries.

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