underact

un·der·act

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-der-akt]
- /ˌʌn dərˈækt/
- /ˌʌnd.ər.ˈækt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der-akt]
- /ˌʌn dərˈækt/

Definitions of underact word

verb underact to play (a role) without adequate emphasis 0
verb transitive underact to act (a theatrical role) with insufficient emphasis or too great restraint 0
verb transitive underact underplay (sense 1) 0

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Origin of underact

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

First recorded in 1615-25; under- + act

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Parts of speech for Underact

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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underact popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.