Act, v. n
- 1. Work, move, carry anything into effect, execute a purpose, be in action, be active, be in process,
keep going, energize.
- 2. Behave, conduct one’s self, demean one’s self, acquit one’s self, deport one’s self.
- 3. Operate, have influence, be efficient, be efficacious, work, have effect, be operative.
- 4. Play a part, play, feign, dissimulate, pretend, make believe, dissemble.
- 5. Play parts, represent characters, make impersonations.
Act, v. a.
- 1. Do, perform, execute, carry into execution.
- 2. Personate, impersonate, represent, play, simulate, enact, play the part of, take the part of.
- 3. Be, realize, actualize, do the duties of, display the qualities of, have the essential character of.
Act, n.
- 1. Deed (viewed as a single exertion of power), performance, proceeding, exploit, feat, achievement,
turn. See action, 2.
- 2. Statute, enactment, ordinance, edict, decree, law, bill.
- 3. Fact, reality, actuality, real existence.
- 4. Stage in the action (in a drama).
Acting, n.
- 1. Deed, performance, action.
- 2. Personation, representation, simulation.
Actinolite, n. Strahlstein, ray-stone.