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Meanings of act out in English

Spanish
reconstruir

Act out; represent or perform as if in a play.

        reconstruir
        Synonyms
        Examples for "enact"
        Examples for "enact"
        1
        Congress usually needs a year or more to enact a farm law.
        Reuters
        2
        The NSW Government will soon pass temporary legislation to enact the code.
        News.com.au
        3
        Lawmakers will on Tuesday continue debating the legislation required to enact it.
        Reuters
        4
        The court gave Illinois until July 9 to enact a new law.
        Reuters
        5
        Health care interactions can enact fat-related stigmatization, which can worsen health outcomes.
        Pubmed
        1
        Still other students reenact battles against the Germans in World War II.
        Wired
        2
        In others, those I love reenact mistakes I cannot escape.
        Unraveled
        3
        What is he trying to do, reenact the ancient days of Nero and Caligula?
        Roma eterna
        4
        England will have to wait another four years for the chance to reenact that glory.
        The Guardian
        5
        Every time I watch The Lion King, I reenact the opening scene with my cat.
        The South African
        Usage of act out in English
        1
        We want the nation to act out the principles it believes in.
        The American Missionary — Volume 43, No. 07, July, 1889
        2
        Go about the work in earnest, and act out the part seriously.
        Clairvoyance and Occult Powers
        3
        Feelings of insecurity set in and it led me to act out.
        Ebony
        4
        She said the CDC would encourage states to act out pandemic scenarios.
        Reuters
        5
        In fact, I've got plenty of other fantasies we could act out.
        Any way you want me
        6
        I invite recovering Nice Guys to reveal the ways they act out.
        No More Mr. Nice Guy!
        7
        Each team member will act out the item listed on their card.
        Stand by your hitman
        8
        They are scared and confused and will often rebel or act out.
        The South African
        9
        We looked at each other and I said, 'Let's act out the news'.
        News.com.au
        10
        And he could act out in deeds, what once he meditated in ideas.
        Summerfield / or, Life on a Farm
        11
        They then proceeded to act out a mock war against the oil companies.
        The Guardian
        12
        He said this racism caused him to act out of character.
        The Irish Times
        13
        Ambrose caught the act out of the corner of his eye.
        The Fur Bringers: A Story of the Canadian Northwest
        14
        I want it for a game I'm going to act out.
        Sophie's world
        15
        But this is not a time to act out of fear.
        Ebony
        16
        I'm the empty stage where various actors act out various plays.
        The book of disquiet
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        Translations for act out
        Act out through the time
        Act out across language varieties
        Australia
        Common
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
        Less common