act out
phrasal verbact something out
- to perform a ceremony or show how something happened, as if performing a play
- The ritual of the party conference is acted out in the same way every year.
- The children started to act out the whole incident.
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- to act a part in a real situation
- She acted out the role of the wronged lover.