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English verb: playact

1. playact (creation) perform on a stage or theater


SamplesShe acts in this play.
He acted in `Julius Caesar'.
I played in `A Christmas Carol'.


Synonymsact, play, roleplay


Pattern of useSomebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)perform


Narrower (hyponym)ham, ham it up, mime, overact, overplay, pantomime, stooge, underact, underplay


Verb groupact, act, play, play, play, represent


Domain categorydramatic art, dramatics, dramaturgy, theater, theatre









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