Act and Depict

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 and act are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Depict" instead a verb "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Depict

Depict verb - To give a representation or account of in words.

Act and depict are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a verb "Depict".

Nearby Words: depiction, depictive, depicting

Common collocations

life act life depict life
people act people depict people
place act place depict place
way act way depict way
Other words: hell, war, humans, attacks, versions.

Both words in one sentence

  • It's Not Porn, It's Art Does the material depict some sexual act, predefined by state statute, in a patently offensive way?
  • Video Game / Diablo II Act 2 mercenaries can equip these as well but their graphic will always depict them with a stabbing spear.
  • Anime / 5 Centimeters per Second The second act, "Cosmonaut", leaves Akari to depict Takaki as a teenager and is told from Kanae Sumida's perspective.
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