playact
/ˈpleɪˌækt/
verb
- To pretend or behave in a dramatic or exaggerated way, often to deceive or for effect.
- During the interview, he tried to playact confidence even though he was nervous.
- She would playact being sick to avoid going to school.
- The children love to playact scenes from their favorite movies.
- To perform a role in a play or theatrical production.
- In drama class, we get to playact different characters from history.
- They spent months rehearsing to playact the lead roles in the school musical.
- The actors will playact the story of a famous explorer.