First Known Use: 1901
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playact
verb play·act \ˈplā-ˌakt\
Definition of PLAYACT
transitive verb
: act out 1a
intransitive verb
1
a : to take part in theatrical performances especially as a professional b : to make believe
2
: to engage in theatrical or insincere behavior
— play·act·ing noun
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Origin of PLAYACT
back-formation from playacting
Rhymes with PLAYACT
abstract, attract, class act, compact, contact, contract, crookbacked, detract, didact, diffract, distract, enact, entr'acte, epact, exact, extract, humpbacked, hunchbacked, impact, infract, intact, mossbacked, protract, react, redact, refract, retract, sex act, subtract, swaybacked, transact, unbacked
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