Act as
Act as verb - Function as or act like.
Body
Body verb - To represent in visible form.
Both terms in one sentence
-
While she acts as a pretty standard air-dashing character normally, using any of her quarter-circle back and punch moves will cause her parasite Sekhmet to come out of her body and act as a different character.
Source: Stance System - The Sage of Six Paths along with his brother subjugated it, sealing its chakra into his own body and creating the moon to act as a tomb for its body.
Source: Pieces of God -
The CGI Makai Knight armors generally act as an organic part of their user's body.
Source: Anime / GARO: The Animation
Cite this Source
Body and Act as. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/act_as/body
Act as & Body. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/act_as/body>.
Body or Act as. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/act_as/body.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "act as" and "body" have occurred on timeline