Act
Definition of Act
Pronunciation: ăkt n. | 1. | That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed. | | 2. | A state of reality or real existence as opposed to a possibility or possible existence. | | 3. | Process of doing; action. In act, in the very doing; on the point of (doing).This woman was taken . . . in the very act. - John viii. 4. | v. t. | 1. | To move to action; to actuate; to animate. | | 2. | To perform; to execute; to do. | | 3. | To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the stage. | | 4. | To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; as, to act the hero. | | 5. | To feign or counterfeit; to simulate. | v. i. | 1. | To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food. | | 2. | To perform actions; to fulfill functions; to put forth energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect a determination of the will. | | 3. | To behave or conduct, as in morals, private duties, or public offices; to bear or deport one's self; as, we know not why he has acted so. | | 4. | To perform on the stage; to represent a character. |
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