Définitions
1.VerbTo perform something specific."Despite already being aware, he will be acting out the pretence of a surprise.; I've wanted to do this for so long, but I never thought I could act it out."
2.VerbTo perform a scene from a play, a charade or an exercise."Despite already being aware, he will be acting out the pretence of a surprise."
3.VerbTo perform a fantasy in reality."I've wanted to do this for so long, but I never thought I could act it out."
4.VerbTo express internal feelings or thoughts.
To express one's feelings through disruptive actions."I know you're angry, but you can't act out and break dishes like that.; When her jaw was wired shut, she had acted out what she needed."
5.VerbTo express one's feelings through disruptive actions."I know you're angry, but you can't act out and break dishes like that."
6.VerbTo express ideas or desires through actions rather than words."When her jaw was wired shut, she had acted out what she needed."
7.VerbUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see act, out."She's a street performer, so she acts out on Ninth Street."