act vs make

act and make both are nouns.

act and make both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
act	Yes	No	Yes	No
make	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, make is a hyponym of act; that is, make is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than act:

act: behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
make: act in a certain way so as to acquire

Other hyponyms of act include act involuntarily, act reflexively, bend over backwards, fall over backwards, presume, vulgarise, vulgarize, optimise, optimize, quack, menace, bluster, swagger, swash, freeze, wanton, romanticize, sentimentalise, sentimentalize, sentimentise, sentimentize, bungle, play, toy, act, act as, play, stooge, jest, joke, piffle, make as if, break down, lose it, snap, fluster, dally, dawdle, assert, put forward, backslap, deal, hugger mugger, walk around, sauce, pose, posture, footle, frivol, trifle, puff up, swell, follow, loosen up, relax, rage, ramp, storm, wildin', spaz, thug.

As verbs, make is a hyponym of act; that is, make is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than act:

act: play a role or part
make: represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like

Other hyponyms of act include make believe, pretend, support, act out, enact, reenact, act out, impersonate, portray, parody, emote.

act (noun)	make (noun)
something that people do or cause to happen	the act of mixing cards haphazardly
a subdivision of a play or opera or ballet	a recognizable kind
a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
a short performance that is part of a longer program
a manifestation of insincerity

act (verb)	make (verb)
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself	have a bowel movement
pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind	eliminate urine
discharge one's duties	behave in a certain manner
play a role or part	act in a certain way so as to acquire
perform on a stage or theater	give certain properties to something
behave unnaturally or affectedly	put in order or neaten
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)	cause to be enjoyable or pleasurable
have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected	develop into
be suitable for theatrical performance	favor the development of
	change from one form into another
	make, formulate, or derive in the mind
	consider as being
	calculate as being
	institute, enact, or establish
	cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
	represent fictitiously, as in a play, or pretend to be or act like
	assure the success of
	induce to have sex
	make or cause to be or to become
	create or manufacture a man-made product
	organize or be responsible for
	create or design, often in a certain way
	prepare for eating by applying heat
	give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
	create by artistic means
	gather and light the materials for
	make by shaping or bringing together constituents
	perform, produce, or carry out
	make by combining materials and parts
	compel or make somebody or something to act in a certain way
	reach a destination, either real or abstract
	reach a goal
	head into a specified direction
	proceed along a path
	reach in time
	appear to begin an activity
	earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
	achieve a point or goal
	engage in
	form by assembling individuals or constituents
	charge with a function; charge to be
	carry out or commit
	be or be capable of being changed or made into
	to compose or represent
	undergo fabrication or creation
	amount to
	add up to
	be suitable for
	constitute the essence of

act vs make

act and make both are nouns.

act and make both are verbs.

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