·vi To perform on the stage; to represent a character.
II. Act ·vt To feign or counterfeit; to Simulate.
III. Act ·noun A formal solemn writing, expressing that something has been done.
IV. Act ·vt To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the stage.
V. Act ·vi To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food.
VI. Act ·noun Process of doing; action. In act, in the very doing; on the point of (doing).
VII. Act ·noun A state of reality or real existence as opposed to a possibility or possible existence.
VIII. Act ·vt To move to action; to Actuate; to Animate.
IX. Act ·vt To Perform; to Execute; to Do.
X. Act ·noun That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.
XI. Act ·vt To assume the office or character of; to Play; to Personate; as, to act the hero.
XII. Act ·noun A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student.
XIII. Act ·vi To behave or conduct, as in morals, private duties, or public offices; to bear or deport one's self; as, we know not why he has acted so.
XIV. Act ·noun A performance of part of a play; one of the principal divisions of a play or dramatic work in which a certain definite part of the action is completed.
XV. Act ·vi To perform actions; to fulfill functions; to put forth energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect a determination of the will.
XVI. Act ·noun The result of public deliberation; the decision or determination of a legislative body, council, court of justice, ·etc.; a decree, edit, law, judgment, resolve, award; as, an act of Parliament, or of Congress.