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What is the verb for playact?

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playact
  1. To perform on, or as if on, a stage.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. simulate, feign, fake, sham, affect, pretend, dissemble, assume, imitate, act, counterfeit, bluff, profess, pose, play, ape, copy, do, fabricate, mirror, reproduce, lie, misrepresent, parrot, disguise, concoct, prevaricate, equivocate, phoney, phony, invent, pirate, deceive, cheat, create, exaggerate, feature, resemble, suggest, put on, pass for, put on an act, give the appearance of, make believe, act like, act out, knock off, do like, take off, conjure up … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “He just couldn't bring himself to turn in his fellow brethren, so for the moment, he had to playact as one of them.”
      “Fifty Shades is a masochistic fantasy without the mess, a chance to playact at powerlessness, with very little actual pain.”
      “At times like this, it was as if Maisha had forgotten her job and all she wanted to do was laugh and playact.”
playacting
  1. present participle of playact
  2. Synonyms:
      3. simulating, feigning, faking, shamming, affecting, pretending, dissembling, assuming, imitating, acting, counterfeiting, bluffing, professing, posing, playing, aping, copying, doing, fabricating, mirroring, reproducing, lying, misrepresenting, parroting, disguising, concocting, prevaricating, equivocating, inventing, pirating, deceiving, cheating, creating, exaggerating, featuring, resembling, suggesting, putting on, passing for, putting on an act, giving the appearance of, acting like, acting out, knocking off, doing like, taking off, conjuring up, doing a take-off, mocking up, going through the motions of … more
playacts
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of playact
  2. Synonyms:
      3. simulates, feigns, fakes, shams, affects, pretends, dissembles, assumes, imitates, acts, counterfeits, bluffs, professes, poses, plays, apes, copies, does, fabricates, mirrors, reproduces, lies, misrepresents, parrots, disguises, concocts, prevaricates, prevaricateth, equivocates, invents, pirates, deceives, cheats, creates, exaggerates, features, resembles, suggests, puts on, passes for, puts on an act, gives the appearance of, acts like, acts out, knocks off, does like, takes off, conjures up, does a take-off, mocks up … more
playacted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of playact
  2. Synonyms:
      3. simulated, feigned, faked, shammed, affected, pretended, dissembled, assumed, imitated, acted, counterfeited, bluffed, professed, posed, played, aped, copied, did, done, fabricated, mirrored, reproduced, lied, lay, laid, misrepresented, parroted, parrotted, disguised, concocted, prevaricated, equivocated, phonied, invented, pirated, deceived, cheated, created, exaggerated, featured, resembled, suggested, put on, passed for, put on an act, gave the appearance of, given the appearance of, acted like, acted out, knocked off … more
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