ALL meanings of playact
play·act
P p - verb without object playact to engage in make-believe. 1
- verb without object playact to be insincere or affected in speech, manner, etc.: It's hard to get away with playacting with members of one's own family. 1
- verb without object playact to perform in a play. 1
- verb with object playact to dramatize (something): They playacted the movements of a burglar. 1
- intransitive verb playact to pretend; make believe 0
- intransitive verb playact to behave in an affected or dramatic manner 0
- intransitive verb playact If someone is playacting, they are pretending to have attitudes or feelings that they do not really have. 0
- intransitive verb playact to act in a play 0