Act and Take

Act

Act verb - To produce a desired effect.

Usage example: the painkiller acted surprisingly quickly

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

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Take verb - To produce a desired effect.

Usage example: it will be a few hours before this medication takes

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Act and take are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a verb "Take".

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

good	good act	good take
best	best act	best take
similar	similar act	similar take
original	original act	original take
Other adjectives: single, popular, actual, real, massive, big, great, little, bad, villainous, famous, new, major, final, next, last.

power	act power	take power
life	act life	take life
people	act people	take people
role	act role	take role
Other words: part, name, control, place, turn, time, way, damage.

The state policemen searching his office are completely fooled by the act and take pity on her.

Source: Series / Boardwalk Empire
World of Ham: Everybody has to take and act out everything in an overly exaggerated manner that it often resorts to screaming, chasing and fighting all over the place.

Source: You Would Not Want to Live in Dex
Take That: When a famous graffiti artist winds up getting an ikigami, his final act is basically him Flipping the Bird to the National Welfare Act.

Source: Manga / Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit

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