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Underact
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Underact
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theatre
to play (a role) without adequate emphasis
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Underact
see synonyms of underact verb transitive, verb intransitive
1.
to act (a theatrical role) with insufficient emphasis or too great restraint
2.
underplay (sense 1)
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Underact
see synonyms of underactv. un·der·act·ed, un·der·act·ing, un·der·acts
v.tr.
To perform (a theatrical role) weakly, with insufficient expressiveness, or with intentionally understated expressiveness.
v.intr.
To perform in an understated or unemotional way.
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