e·mote

[ih-moht]
verb (used without object), e·mot·ed, e·mot·ing.
1.
to show or pretend emotion: to emote over the beauties of nature.
2.
to portray emotion in acting, especially exaggeratedly or ineptly; behave theatrically: The actress emoted for all she was worth.

Origin:
1915–20, Americanism; back formation from emotion

e·mot·er, noun
o·ver·e·mote, verb (used without object), o·ver·e·mot·ed, o·ver·e·mot·ing.
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emote (ɪˈməʊt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(intr) to display exaggerated emotion, as in acting; behave theatrically
 
[C20: back formation from emotion]
 
e'moter
 
n

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emote
1917 back formation from emotion.
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emote definition

chat
(emotion) A command used on talk systems and MUDs to indicate the performance of an action, usually a facial expression of emotional state.
(1996-11-28)

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Example sentences
He is not expected to emote or empathise or discharge any of the other awkwardly human duties of routine political leadership.
Utterly ignore the historical facts, speak in generalities and emote an answer.
Computer power is a primary bottleneck to creating robots that can speak and emote.
They may be ineffective in some areas and over-emote in others.
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