Wordnet 3.0
VERB (2)
1.
represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage;
- Example: "She could act neurotic anxiety"2.
act out;
represent or perform as if in a play;
- Example: "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"[syn: enact, reenact, act out]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
act out
v 1: represent an incident, state, or emotion by action,
especially on stage; "She could act neurotic anxiety"
2: act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted
what had happened earlier that day" [syn: enact, reenact,
act out]