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.

Origin of playact

1895–1900; back formation from playacting; see play, act, -ing1

OTHER WORDS FROM playact

play·act·ing, noun play·ac·tor, noun

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