act#1 (v)
play#1 (v)
act as (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 29
def pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
examples He acted the idiot
She plays deaf when the news are bad
Frame - 9 Somebody ----s somebody
Outgoing links
Hypernym act, behave, do
Derivationally related form act → act
Verb Group act, behave, do; act, play, represent
Incoming links
Derivationally related form act → act
Verb Group act, behave, do; act, play, represent
Hyponym act, behave, do

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