1. Acting a particular role (as in psychotherapy)
   "Roleplaying exercises helped the couple improve their communication";
   - roleplay, role-play
    
2. Game or activity in which players assume fictional characters
   "They spent hours in online roleplaying";
   - roleplay [informal], role-play [informal]

1. Act out or perform a particular role, typically as part of learning or therapy
   "The sales team roleplayd customer interactions";
   - role-play
    
2. Assume and act out the role of a fictional character, especially in a game
   "They roleplayd as medieval knights";
   - role-play [informal]

Type of: acting, performing, playacting, playing

Encyclopedia: Roleplaying