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
Take on and act are semantically related. in behave in a certain way topic. In some cases you can use "Take on" instead a verb "Act".
Take on
Take on verb - To enter into contest or conflict with.
Both terms in one sentence
- Voluntary Shapeshifter: The nephelim can take on the shapes of humans, and can act very convincingly.
- Aside from some disagreement with his superiors he also spends the third act helping an assassin take on an army of Mooks.
Source: Cowboy Cop / Film -
In fact, a lot of the Auditors who take on human form start to act gradually more and more human.
Source: Becoming the Mask
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