Definition of act

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Act (v. i.) To perform on the stage; to represent a character.

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Systasis :: Systaltic (a.) Capable of, or taking place by, alternate contraction and dilatation; as, the systaltic action of the heart..
Inspiration :: Inspiration (n.) The act of inspiring or breathing in; breath; specif. (Physiol.), the drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm; -- the opposite of expiration..
Exaction :: Exaction (n.) The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force; a driving to compliance; as, the exaction to tribute or of obedience; hence, extortion..
Bankruptcy :: Bankruptcy (n.) The state of being actually or legally bankrupt.
Heterogonous :: Heterogonous (a.) Characterized by heterogony.
Notching :: Notching (n.) The act of making notches; the act of cutting into small hollows.
#NAME? :: -ite () A suffix used in naming minerals; as, chlorite, from its characteristic green color; barite, from its heaviness; graphite, from its use in writing..
Self-government :: Self-government (n.) The act of governing one's self, or the state of being governed by one's self; self-control; self-command..
Flourish :: Flourish (v. i.) To be prosperous; to increase in wealth, honor, comfort, happiness, or whatever is desirable; to thrive; to be prominent and influental; specifically, of authors, painters, etc., to be in a state of activity or production..
Sharp :: Sharp (adv.) Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock sharp..
Xanthorhamnin :: Xanthorhamnin (n.) A glucoside extracted from Persian berries as a yellow crystalline powder, used as a dyestuff..
Dilatory :: Dilatory (a.) Marked by procrastination or delay; tardy; slow; sluggish; -- said of actions or measures.
Representant :: Representant (a.) Appearing or acting for another; representing.
Wakening :: Wakening (n.) The act of one who wakens; esp., the act of ceasing to sleep; an awakening..
Abasement :: Abasement (n.) The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state of being abased or humbled; humiliation..
Procuracy :: Procuracy (n.) Authority to act for another; a proxy.
Blubbering :: Blubbering (n.) The act of weeping noisily.
Subrogation :: Subrogation (n.) The act of subrogating.
Petrific :: Petrific (a.) Petrifying; petrifactive.
Anhydride :: Anhydride (n.) An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; -- so called because it may be formed from an acid by the abstraction of water..
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