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Present participle for to play or perform a specific role, especially theatrically
“The shouts, groans and crepitations of the performer act out the struggles of an earless voice to establish a relation to itself.”
Present participle for to act or behave in an inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected manner
“The child may act out in an outburst of anger against the new parental figure, expressing hatred and, in turn, invoking hatred from the carer.”
Present participle for to carry out a specified action
Present participle for to communicate with by means of a signal
Present participle for to adopt a feigned quality, manner or identity
Present participle for to represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound
Present participle for to clown around: to behave clownishly
Present participle for to have a significant part or role in a situation or process
(masquerade as) Present participle for to pretend to be someone one is not
Present participle for to represent in a physical, concrete or visible form
(dramatic role, song, or piece of music) An act representing something that already exists
Interactive form of acting, using imagination to assume and perform different character roles
The act or state of performing or executing a task
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