Definition of "playact" [playact]

• To perform on, or as if on, a stage (verb)

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• "Being little, I used to playact my own scenes to them, right in my brother's bedroom."
• "I wanted to playact a grown-up relationship just like other kids would playact being a doctor."
• "But in McCain vs. Obama — the first general election matchup in 56 years that will not include a sitting president or vice president — two senators with minimal executive experience seem to be falling all over themselves to playact the role of president."