play-act

== English == === Alternative forms === playact === Verb === play-act (third-person singular simple present play-acts, present participle play-acting, simple past and past participle play-acted) (intransitive) To perform on stage; to act in a play. (transitive) To play (a scene, role etc.); to act out. (intransitive, figuratively) To engage in pretence or insincere behavior, often in order to mislead someone or gain an advantage. (transitive, figuratively) To make a pretence of; to feign or simulate. ==== Related terms ====