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Verb: underact  ,ún-du(r)'akt
  1. (dramaturgy) act a role with great restraint
    "He underacted the emotional scenes, creating a subtle performance";
    - underplay

Derived forms: underacted, underacting, underacts

Type of: act, play, playact

Antonym: ham