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Meaning of ACT AS

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 Definition: 
  1. [v]  pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"
  2. [v]  function as or act like; "This heap of stones will act a s a barrier"
 
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 Synonyms: act, play
 
 See Also: behave, do, function, serve

 

 

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 Related Terms: act, act a part, act out, ape, copy, do, do duty, enact, function, function as, impersonate, masquerade as, mime, mimic, officiate, pantomime, pass for, perform, perform as, personate, play, play a part, pose as, pretend to be, serve, take off, work as
 

 

 

 

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