Act
Construct
Construct verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- This is likely due to his status as a system construct; he is probably hard-coded to act this way.
Source: Roleplay / Unnatural Selection -
Game designer James Ernest developed a game in which players are Diabolical Masterminds competing to construct the most stylish act of Bond Villain Stupidity.
Source: Clumsy Copyright Censorship -
What she can do better than most students is act on the fly: she can construct clockwork robots in a matter of seconds, quickly find her way out of problems, and use her pet Dino as a Swiss Army Weapon.
Source: Jack-of-All-Trades
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