Act and Give

Act

Act verb - To present a portrayal or performance of.

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Give and act are semantically related in performing arts topic. In some cases you can use "Give" instead a verb "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Give verb - To bring before the public in performance or exhibition.

Usage example: the author will give a reading from her latest work at 7:00 p.m.

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Act and give are semantically related in performing arts topic. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a verb "Give".

Nearby Words: giving, given, giver

old	old act	old give
good	good act	good give
nice	nice act	nice give
similar	similar act	similar give
Other adjectives: simple, cowardly, big, little, bad, heinous, main, famous, major, minor, worst.

ability	act ability	give ability
power	act power	give power
life	act life	give life
name	act name	give name
Other words: control, number, time, way, example, bit.

George Lucas has stated that this was to give the trilogy the plot of a three-act play, in which the worst part always comes in Act II.

Source: You Can't Thwart Stage One
Two give you more powerful swords, and the rest either act as tunnels or give you keys needed to progress.

Source: Video Game / Isle Of Rebirth
However, he actually absorbs the attack and turns its power into pure Spiral Energy, to give to the good guys as his final Badass Grandpa act.

Source: Badass Grandpa / Anime and Manga

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