act
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～ pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"
act
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～ perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
act
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～ perform on a stage or theater; "She acts in this play"; "He acted in `Julius Caesar'"; "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"
act
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～ be suitable for theatrical performance; "This scene acts well"
act
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～ discharge one's duties; "She acts as the chair"; "In what capacity are you acting?"
action
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～ institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination"
action
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～ put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
activate
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～ put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
activate
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～ make (substances) radioactive
activate
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～ make active or more active; "activate an old file"
activate
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～ aerate (sewage) so as to favor the growth of organisms that decompose organic matter
activate
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～ make more adsorptive; "activate a metal"
actualise
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～ make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"
actualise
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～ represent or describe realistically
actualize
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～ make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"
actualize
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～ represent or describe realistically
actuate
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～ put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits"
actuate
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～ give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"
acuminate
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～ make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point
adapt
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～ adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"