Enact and Play

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Enact

Enact verb - Act out; represent or perform as if in a play.

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Play is a synonym for enact in act out topic. In some cases you can use "Play" instead a verb "Enact", when it comes to topics like activity, action, perform.

Nearby Words: enactment, enacting

Play

Play verb - To present a portrayal or performance of.

Usage example: played Hamlet in the campus production of the classic

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Enact is a synonym for play in action topic. You can use "Enact" instead a verb "Play", if it concerns topics such as act, act the part of.

Nearby Words: played, playful, player, playfulness, playing

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part	enact part	play part
kind	enact kind	play kind
time	enact time	play time
campaign	enact campaign	play campaign
Other words: world, mission.

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But instead, they play a game of chess against each other, on an actual board and then manipulating real people to enact the moves.

Source: The Chessmaster / Examples Using Chess Metaphors
The four protagonists of Teekyuu are the four members of their school's tennis club...except they very rarely actually play tennis; when approached for an interview they'll instead break out a Famicom and play Pong, or re-enact it.

Source: The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything
As consolation for the benched "Juliet"/Can't Spit It Out/mutual-love-interest-to-Raku, the two privately enact a scene from the play after the festival.

Source: School Play

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