verb
- to perform in a theatrical production; to act in a play
- to pretend or behave insincerely; to put on an act
Examples
- The children love to playact scenes from their favorite movies.
- She decided to playact the role of Lady Macbeth in the school production.
- Stop playacting and tell me what you really think.
- He was just playacting when he pretended to be hurt.
- The drama club meets every Tuesday to playact different scenarios.
- Don’t playact innocence when we know you broke the vase.