Definitions for playactˈpleɪˌækt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
play•actˈpleɪˌækt(v.i.)
to engage in make-believe.
to be insincere or affected in speech, manner, etc.
to perform in a play.
(v.t.)to dramatize; act out.
Origin of playact:
1895–1900
play′ac`tor(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
act, play, roleplay, playact(verb)
perform on a stage or theater
"She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"
Wiktionary
playact(Verb)
To perform on, or as if on, a stage
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