Act and Develop

Act

Act verb - To present a portrayal or performance of.

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Develop and act are semantically related. in do something topic. In some cases you can use "Develop" instead a verb "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Develop verb - To gradually become clearer or more detailed.

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Act and develop are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a verb "Develop".

ability	act ability	develop ability
power	act power	develop power
life	act life	develop life
kind	act kind	develop kind
Other words: plot, way, personality, feelings, ways, emotions.

It might be lousy judgment, but at least he has started to develop and act on it.

Source: Grew a Spine
The other ponies and humans develop similar ones when they start to meet each other in the second act.

Source: Vitriolic Best Buds
Instead of cramming it all into one movie, they split the fourth act off and made it Part III, allowing them to introduce, define, and develop the totally new characters and plot.

Source: Two-Part Trilogy

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