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Definition of ACTING

Acting
Act Act, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Acted; p. pr. & vb. n. Acting.] [L. actus, p. p. of agere to drive, lead, do; but influenced by E. act, n.] 1. To move to action; to actuate; to animate. [Obs.] Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul. --Pope. 2. To perform; to execute; to do. [Archaic] That we act our temporal affairs with a desire no greater than our necessity. --Jer. Taylor. Industry doth beget by producing good habits, and facility of acting things expedient for us to do. --Barrow. Uplifted hands that at convenient times Could act extortion and the worst of crimes. --Cowper. 3. To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the stage. 4. To assume the office or character of; to play; to personate; as, to act the hero. 5. To feign or counterfeit; to simulate. With acted fear the villain thus pursued. --Dryden. To act a part, to sustain the part of one of the characters in a play; hence, to simulate; to dissemble. To act the part of, to take the character of; to fulfill the duties of.
Acting
Acting Act"ing, a. 1. Operating in any way. 2. Doing duty for another; officiating; as, an acting superintendent.

Meaning of ACTING from wikipedia

- Acting is an activity in which a story is told by means of its enactment by an actor who adopts a character—in theatre, television, film, radio, or any...
- Voice acting is the art of performing a character or providing information to an audience with one's voice. Performers are often called voice actors/actresses...
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- Method acting, known as the Method, is a range of rehearsal techniques, as formulated by a number of different theatre practitioners, that s****s to encourage...
- This Is Acting is the seventh studio album by Australian singer and songwriter Sia. It was released on 29 January 2016 by Inertia, Monkey Puzzle and RCA...
- In the field of molecular biology, trans-acting (trans-regulatory, trans-regulation), in general, means "acting from a different molecule" (i.e., intermolecular)...
- Examples of acting positions in politics include acting mayor, acting governor, acting president, and acting prime minister. Officials in an acting position...
- Straight-acting is a term for LGBT individuals who do not exhibit the typical appearance or mannerisms of what is seen as stereotypically ****. Although...
- In the psychology of defense mechanisms and self-control, acting out is the performance of an action considered bad or anti-social. In general usage, the...
- "Acting in" is a psychological term which has been given various meanings over the years, but which is most generally used in opposition to acting out...