UNDERACT

underact, underplay

(verb) act (a role) with great restraint

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

underact (third-person singular simple present underacts, present participle underacting, simple past and past participle underacted)

To act in an understated manner or with little expressiveness

Antonyms

• overact

Anagrams

• reducant, tranduce, uncarted, uncrated, unredact, untraced

Source: Wiktionary


Un`der*act", v. t.

Definition: To perform inefficiently, as a play; to act feebly.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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