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underact definition

under·act (-akt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to act (a theatrical role) with insufficient emphasis or too great restraint
  2. underplay (sense )

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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