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Verb: act as
  1. Function as or act like
    "This heap of stones will act as a barrier"
     
  2. Pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
    "He acted as the idiot";
    - act, play

Derived forms: acts as, acting as, acted as

Type of: act, behave, do, function, serve

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acrylate resin
acrylic
acrylic acid
acrylic fiber
acrylic paint
acrylic resin
acrylonitrile
acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
act
act as
act involuntarily
act of God
act of terrorism
act on
act out
act reflexively
act superior
act up
act upon
actable