verb
- to perform in a play or dramatic production
- to pretend or behave insincerely, especially to deceive others
Examples
- She playacts the role of Lady Macbeth in the school production.
- The children playact different characters during their imaginative games.
- He playacts being interested in her hobbies to impress her.
- Stop playacting and tell me what you really think.
- The actor playacts various emotions convincingly on stage.
- She playacts innocence whenever she gets caught breaking rules.