[pley-akt] 
| 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. |
| 4. | to dramatize (something): They playacted the movements of a burglar. |
| play-actor | |
noun | |
| an actor who travels around the country presenting plays [syn: barnstormer] |
