playact
verb (used without object)
to engage in make-believe.
playactor
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a word derived from
playact.
Example Sentences
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Wretched playactor, we will put him in the pillory for his success.
From The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo
"I didna ken ye," said Blue Peter, "in sic playactor kin' o' claes."
From The Marquis of Lossie by George MacDonald
"No; I wouldn't be willin' to see you a playactor," he said, "walkin' round in skin tights, with your face all painted up."
From Calvary Alley by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice
