play-act

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Synonyms: playact, play act, playback, play at, play-acts

Antonyms: playact, play act, playback, play at, play-acts

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[perform]] on [[stage]]; to [[act]] in a [[play]].
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[play]] (a [[scene]], [[role]] etc.); to [[act out]].
3. {{lb|en|intransitive|figuratively}} To engage in [[pretence]] or [[insincere]] [[behavior]], often in order to [[mislead]] someone or [[gain]] an [[advantage]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive|figuratively}} To make a [[pretence]] of; to [[feign]] or [[simulate]].

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