Act and Narrate

Act

Act verb - To present a portrayal or performance of.

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

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Narrate verb - To give an oral or written account of in some detail.

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Act and narrate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a verb "Narrate".

life	act life	narrate life
role	act role	narrate role
part	act part	narrate part
rest	act rest	narrate rest
Other words: time, way, bit, story.

When The Magic Roundabout was translated into English by Eric Thompson, rather than voice act the characters, he chose to narrate the whole thing himself.

Source: Gag Dub
When it was translated into English by Eric Thompson (father of actresses Emma and Sophie), rather than voice act the characters, he chose to narrate the whole thing himself.

Source: Western Animation / The Magic Roundabout
The educational special The Muppets on Puppets includes a skit where Rowlf attempts to narrate a fairy tale for the other Muppets to act out, but the story keeps getting changed on him.

Source: Fractured Fairy Tale

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