act out
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act out
- /ˌækt ˈaʊ̯t/
verb acts out · acting out · acted out
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To perform something specific.
What was acted out in the American and French Revolutions had been thought out beforehand in the writings of Locke and Rousseau, the scenarists for the drama of modern politics.
Similar: enact
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To perform a scene from a play, a charade or an exercise.
Despite already being aware, he will be acting out the pretence of a surprise.
Similar: enact
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To perform a fantasy in reality.
I've wanted to do this for so long, but I never thought I could act it out.
Similar: enact
- To express one's feelings through disruptive actions. I know you're angry, but you can't act out and break dishes like that.
- To express ideas or desires through actions rather than words. When her jaw was wired shut, she had acted out what she needed.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see act, out. She's a street performer, so she acts out on Ninth Street.
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verb to perform a scene from a play, a charade or an exercise
| Français | jouer |
|---|---|
| Русский | представля́ть predstavljátʹ, предста́вить predstávitʹ, разы́грывать razýgryvatʹ, разыгра́ть razygrátʹ |
verb to express one's feelings through disruptive actions
| Français | péter les plombs |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | ausleben |
| Русский | кочевря́житься kočevrjážitʹsja, дура́читься duráčitʹsja, выде́лываться vydélyvatʹsja, выёбываться vyjóbyvatʹsja |
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title = {act out},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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