Underact (original) (raw)

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Pronunciation (US): Play (GB): Play

I. (verb)

Verb forms

Present simple: I / you / we / they underact Listen to US pronunciation Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it underacts Listen to US pronunciation Listen to GB pronunciation

Past simple: underacted Listen to US pronunciation Listen to GB pronunciation

Past participle: underacted Listen to US pronunciation Listen to GB pronunciation

-ing form: underacting Listen to US pronunciation Listen to GB pronunciation

Sense 1

Meaning:

Act (a role) with great restraintplay

Synonyms:

underact; underplay

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "underact" is one way to...):

act; play; playact; roleplay (perform on a stage or theater)

Domain category:

dramatic art; dramatics; dramaturgy; theater; theatre (the art of writing and producing plays)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Antonym:

overact (exaggerate one's acting)

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