Definition of act

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Act (v. i.) To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food..

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Riotry :: Riotry (n.) The act or practice of rioting; riot.
Precisive :: Precisive (a.) Cutting off; (Logic) exactly limiting by cutting off all that is not absolutely relative to the purpose; as, precisive censure; precisive abstraction..
Distinguish :: Distinguish (v. t.) Not set apart from others by visible marks; to make distinctive or discernible by exhibiting differences; to mark off by some characteristic.
Ventriloquize :: Ventriloquize (v. i.) To practice ventriloquism; to speak like a ventriloquist.
Wash :: Wash (v. t.) To remove by washing to take away by, or as by, the action of water; to drag or draw off as by the tide; -- often with away, off, out, etc.; as, to wash dirt from the hands..
Actinometry :: Actinometry (n.) The measurement of the force of solar radiation.
Fat :: Fat (superl.) Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; -- said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.; as, a fat take; a fat page..
Transit :: Transit (n.) The act of passing; passage through or over.
Function :: Function (n.) The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or calling; per formance..
Mead :: Mead (n.) A drink composed of sirup of sarsaparilla or other flavoring extract, and water. It is sometimes charged with carbonic acid gas..
Minimization :: Minimization (n.) The act or process of minimizing.
Peart :: Peart (a.) Active; lively; brisk; smart; -- often applied to convalescents; as, she is quite peart to-day..
Wile :: Wile (n.) A trick or stratagem practiced for insnaring or deception; a sly, insidious; artifice; a beguilement; an allurement..
Adhibition :: Adhibition (n.) The act of adhibiting; application; use.
Nationality :: Nationality (n.) A race or people, as determined by common language and character, and not by political bias or divisions; a nation..
Actuator :: Actuator (n.) One who actuates, or puts into action..
Expropriation :: Expropriation (n.) The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to exclusive property; the act of depriving of ownership or proprietary rights.
Characteristically :: Characteristically (adv.) In a characteristic manner; in a way that characterizes.
Cataphracted :: Cataphracted (a.) Covered with a cataphract, or armor of plates, scales, etc.; or with that which corresponds to this, as horny or bony plates, hard, callous skin, etc..
Derange :: Derange (v. t.) To disturb in the orderly or normal action of the intellect; to render insane.
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