playact
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.play·act
verb \ˈplā-ˌakt\Definition of PLAYACT
transitive verb
: act out 1a
intransitive verb
1
a : to take part in theatrical performances especially as a professional b : to make believe
2
: to engage in theatrical or insincere behavior
— play·act·ing noun
Origin of PLAYACT
back-formation from playacting
First Known Use: 1901
Rhymes with PLAYACT
abstract, attract, class act, compact, contact, contract, crookbacked, detract, didact, diffract, distract, enact, entr'acte, epact, exact, extract, humpbacked, hunchbacked, impact, infract, intact, mossbacked, protract, react, redact, refract, retract, sex act, subtract, swaybacked, transact, unbacked
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