act out

act out
verb Date: 1611 transitive verb 1. a. to represent in action <
children act out what they read
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b. to translate into action <
unwilling to act out their beliefs
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2. to express (as an impulse or a fantasy) directly in overt behavior without modification to comply with social norms intransitive verb to behave badly or in a socially unacceptable often self-defeating manner especially as a means of venting painful emotions (as fear or frustration)

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