Act
Act verb - To present a portrayal or performance of.
Usage example: a local student acted the part of Tiny Tim in our theater company's production of A Christmas Carol
Depict
Depict verb - To give a representation or account of in words.
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Does the material depict some sexual act, predefined by state statute, in a patently offensive way?
Source: It's Not Porn, It's Art -
Act 2 mercenaries can equip these as well but their graphic will always depict them with a stabbing spear.
Source: Video Game / Diablo II -
The second act, "Cosmonaut", leaves Akari to depict Takaki as a teenager and is told from Kanae Sumida's perspective.
Source: Anime / 5 Centimeters per Second
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Depict and Act. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/act/depict
Act & Depict. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/act/depict>.
Depict or Act. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/act/depict.
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