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English / phrasal verb

Act out

MEANING IN ENGLISH

To demonstrate something through physical gestures or theatrical performance

In context

01

The culinary instructor had to act out the proper motion for whisking egg whites into stiff peaks.

02

The flamboyant waiter liked to act out the history behind each signature vintage wine.

Synonyms

dramatize,enact,demonstrate

Antonyms

suppress,hide,conceal

Collocations

act out a technique,act out a historical scene,act out kitchen etiquette

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗