act as

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verb

1. function as or act like (Freq. 24)
- This heap of stones will act as a barrier
• Hypernyms:
serve, function
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
- He acted the idiot
- She plays deaf when the news are bad
• Syn:
act, play
• Derivationally related forms:
act (for: act)
• Hypernyms:
act, behave, do
• Verb Group:
act, behave, do, play, represent
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody