[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

act as
     v 1: function as or act like; "this heap of stones will act as a
          barrier"
     2: pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind; "he
        acted the idiot"; "she plays deaf when the news are bad"
        syn: act, play
see also:
act play 

[2] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

27 moby thesaurus words for "act as":
   act, act a part, act out, ape, copy, do, do duty, enact, function,
   function as, impersonate, masquerade as, mime, mimic, officiate,
   pantomime, pass for, perform, perform as, personate, play,
   play a part, pose as, pretend to be, serve, take off, work as

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