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View synonyms for playact

playact

[ pley-akt ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to engage in make-believe.
  2. to be insincere or affected in speech, manner, etc.:

    It's hard to get away with playacting with members of one's own family.

  3. to perform in a play.

verb (used with object)

  1. to dramatize (something):

    They playacted the movements of a burglar.

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Other Words From

  • playacting noun
  • playactor noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of playact1

1895–1900; back formation from playacting; play, act, -ing 1

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Example Sentences

We send our children on Israel trips in which they playact IDF boot camp.

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