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act as

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act as in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
    "He acted the idiot"; "She plays deaf when the news are bad"
    act  play  act as 
  2. function as or act like
    "This heap of stones will act as a barrier"
    act as 
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