Act as
Act as verb - Function as or act like.
Form
Form verb - To take on a definite form.
Act as and form are semantically related in constitute topic. You can use "Act as" instead a verb "Form", if it concerns topics such as comprise.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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On one occasion a Mazoku took the form of the default form of another Mazoku to act as bait for Lina and co, who were trying to track the other Mazoku.
Source: Shapeshifter Default Form -
Played with for EDI in Mass Effect 3 ; she will act as this from the ship, or instead bring her with you (in her new Robot Girl form).
Source: Mission Control -
The five Occult Club members form a contract with him and give him form, at which point they request him to act as their butler and nothing else.
Source: Visual Novel / Rewrite
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