playact
[ pley-akt ]
/ ˈpleɪˌækt /
verb (used without object)
to engage in make-believe.
to be insincere or affected in speech, manner, etc.: It's hard to get away with playacting with members of one's own family.
to perform in a play.
verb (used with object)
to dramatize (something): They playacted the movements of a burglar.
OTHER WORDS FROM playact
play·act·ing, noun play·ac·tor, nounWords nearby playact
play-off,
play-the-ball,
playa,
playability,
playable,
playact,
playback,
playback head,
playbill,
playbook,
playboy
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British Dictionary definitions for play-act
play-act
verb
(intr)
to pretend or make believe
(intr)
to behave in an overdramatic or affected manner
to act in or as in (a play)