Difference between Act and Represent

ACT vs REPRESENT: NOUN

A part or division of a play performed consecutively or without a fall of the curtain, in which a definite and coherent portion of the plot is represented: generally subdivided into smaller portions, called scenes.
The soul, according to the Aristotelians, is the act, that is, is the entelechy or perfect development of the body. So God is said to be pure act, for Aristotle says, “There must be a principle whose essence it is to be actual (η%148ς ἠ ον)σία ἐνε)ργεια),” and this is by many writers understood to mean “whose essence is to be active.” In the phrase in act, therefore, act, though properly meaning actuality, is often used to mean activity.
A state of real existence, as opposed to a possibility, power, or being in germ merely; actuality; actualization; entelechy.
An exertion of energy or force, physical or mental; anything that is done or performed; a doing or deed; an operation or performance.
A second act (1890) which provided for an annual appropriation, to be increased in ten years from $15,000 to a permanent sum of $25,000 from the proceeds of the sale of public land, for the more complete endowment of these institutions. This income could be applied only to instruction (with facilities) in agriculture, the mechanic arts, the English language, and other branches directly related to industrial life.
A manifestation of intentional or unintentional insincerity; a pose.
The actor or actors presenting such a performance.
A performance or entertainment usually forming part of a longer presentation.
One of the major divisions of a play, opera, or film.
A formal written record of proceedings or transactions.
A statute or other law formally adopted by a legislative body.
Something done that has legal significance.
Something done or performed; a deed.
The process of doing or performing something.
A manifestation of insincerity
A subdivision of a play or opera or ballet
A short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
Something that people do or cause to happen

Representation.

ACT vs REPRESENT: VERB

Behave unnaturally or affectedly
Have an effect or outcome; often the one desired or expected
Pretend to have certain qualities or state of mind
Perform on a stage or theater
Play a role or part
Behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
Discharge one's duties
Be suitable for theatrical performance
Be engaged in an activity, often for no particular purpose other than pleasure
Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

Express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
Play a role or part
Perform (a play), especially on a stage
Bring forward and present to the mind
To establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
Be characteristic of
Form or compose
Be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
Create an image or likeness of
Serve as a means of expressing something
Describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality
Point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance
Take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
Be representative or typical for
Be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute

ACT vs REPRESENT: INTRANSITIVE VERB

To produce an effect.
To serve or function as a substitute for another.
To operate or function in a specific way.
To carry out an action.
To appear or seem to be.
To behave affectedly or unnaturally; pretend.
To perform in a dramatic role or roles.
To behave or comport oneself.
To behave in a manner suitable for.
To behave like or pose as; impersonate.
To perform (a role) on the stage.
To play the part of; assume the dramatic role of.

ACT vs REPRESENT: TRANSITIVE VERB

To form or image again in consciousness, as an object of cognition or apprehension (something which was originally apprehended by direct presentation). See Presentative, 3.
To bring a sensation of into the mind or sensorium; to cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.
To serve as a sign or symbol of
To exhibit to another mind in language; to show; to give one's own impressions and judgement of; to bring before the mind; to set forth; sometimes, to give an account of; to describe.
To stand in the place of; to supply the place, perform the duties, exercise the rights, or receive the share, of; to speak and act with authority in behalf of; to act the part of (another)
To portray by mimicry or action of any kind; to act the part or character of; to personate.
To portray by pictoral or plastic art; to delineate.
To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
To be the equivalent of; amount to.
To be an example or examples of.
To act as a spokesperson for.
To serve as a delegate or agent for.
To describe or put forward (a person or thing) as an embodiment of a specified quality.
To draw attention to by way of remonstrance or protest.
To present clearly to the mind.
To act the part or role of.
To describe or present in words; set forth.
To depict in art; portray.
To indicate or communicate by signs or symbols.
To have as a meaning, suggestion, or association; stand for or symbolize.

ACT vs REPRESENT: OTHER WORD TYPES

Often the one desired or expected
Have an effect or outcome
Conduct or comport oneself
Show a certain behavior
Behave in a certain manner
A trademark for a standardized college entrance examination.
He is a man of sentiment, and acts up to the sentiments he professes. Sheridan, School for Scandal, i. 2. Synonyms Act, Work, Operate. These words agree in expressing the successful exertion of power. In their intransitive use they are sometimes interchangeable: as, a medicine acts, works, or operates; a plan works or operates. Where they differ, act may more often refer to a single action or to the simpler forms of action: as, a machine works well when all its parts act. Act may also be the most general, applying to persons or things, the others applying generally to things. Operate, may express the more elaborate forms of action. Work may express the more powerful kinds of action: as, it worked upon his mind.
To perform as an actor; represent a character; hence, to feign or assume a part: as, he acts well; he is only acting.
To be employed or operate in a particular way; perform specific duties or functions: as, a deputy acts for or in place of his principal; he refused to act on or as a member of the committee.
To exert influence or produce effects: perform a function or functions; operate: as, praise acts as a stimulant; mind acts upon mind; the medicine failed to act; the brake refused to act, or to act upon the wheels.
To put forth effort or energy; exercise movement or agency; be employed or operative: as, to act vigorously or languidly; he is acting against his own interest; his mind acts sluggishly.
To do something; exert energy or force in any way: used of anything capable of movement, either original or communicated, or of producing effects. Specifically
To put in action; actuate.
To perform the office of; assume the character of: as, to act the hero.
To represent by action; perform on or as on the stage; play, or play the part of; hence, feign or counterfeit: as, to act Macbeth; to act the lover, or the part of a lover.
To do, perform, or transact.
(abbreviation) Australian Capital Territory
(idiom) (get (one's) act together) To get organized.
(idiom) (get into the act) To insert oneself into an ongoing activity, project, or situation.
(idiom) (clean up (one's) act) To improve one's behavior or performance.
(idiom) (be in on the act) To be included in an activity.
(initialism) A certain standardized college admissions test in the United States, originally called the American College Test.
(initialism) Australian Capital Territory, a federal territory of Australia.

Be a delegate or spokesperson for
Be a symbol
Be typical of
3 and To delineate, depict, draw.
Synonyms To show, express.
To image or picture in the mind; place definitely before the mind.
To serve as a type or specimen of; exemplify; furnish a case or instance of: as, a genus represented by few species; a species represented by many individuals; especially, in zoögeog., to replace; fill the part or place of (another) in any given fauna: as, llamas represent camels in the New World; the Old World starlings are represented in America by the Icteridæ. See mimotype.
To serve as a sign or symbol of; stand for; be understood as: as, mathematical symbols represent quantities or relations; words represent ideas or things.
Specifically, to stand in the place of, in the right of inheritance.
To supply the place or perform the duties or functions of; specifically, to speak and act with authority on behalf of; be a substitute for, or a representative of or agent for.
To state; describe or portray in words; give one's own impressions, idea, or judgment of; declare; set forth.
To enact; personate; present by mimicry or action.
To portray, present, or exhibit dramatically.
To portray by pictorial or plastic art.
To present in place of something else; exhibit the image or counterpart of; suggest by being like; typify.
To present again; specifically, to bring again before the mind.

ACT vs REPRESENT: RELATED WORDS

Bit, Operation, Routine, Represent, Roleplay, Process, Dissemble, Enactment, Pretend, Turn, Work, Play, Move, Do, Behave

Embody, Make up, Map, Stand for, Play, Act, Be, Interpret, Defend, Typify, Symbolize, Exemplify, Correspond, Constitute, Comprise

ACT vs REPRESENT: DESCRIBE WORDS

Human activity, Human action, Cognitive process, Number, Bit, Operation, Routine, Represent, Process, Enactment, Pretend, Turn, Work, Play, Move

Demonstrate, Depict, Epitomize, Involve, Reflect, Embody, Make up, Map, Stand for, Play, Act, Interpret, Typify, Exemplify, Correspond

ACT vs REPRESENT: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

Act and Transport Planning and Coordination Act so that you may apply for a Qld driver licence.
Cases construing the Indemnification Act have made it clear that the Act will be applied broadly.
Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act, please supply me with the following records.
The Dictionary Act is an act prescribed by Congress that defines terms when they are not otherwise defined.
Act supplants common law as it relates to manufactured homes and that the Act is not retroactive.
Bribery Act, the Canadian Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act, and other similar applicable law.
Congress passed the bipartisan Government Perfonnance and Results Act This Act.
Tribal Tax Status Act and the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
College Board, while the ACT is administered by ACT Inc.
Act if they had complied with the Charities Act requirements.

The debtor retained counsel to represent him in a short sale of his overencumbered real property and to represent him in various foreclosure proceedings.
Furthermore there are still codes to represent the complications of transplants, but in this area there is greater specificity available to adequately represent complications.
Whiskers represent the minimum and maximum; dotted lines represent the mean and SD.
The darker colors represent higher levels of corruption perception and lighter colors represent lower levels.
This is analogous to the birthday problem where octamers represent the individuals and the four nucleotide ends represent their unique birthdays.
Represent the Dark skinned Hispanics perspective, someone to Represent the Asian perspective, someone to Represent the African AMERICAN perspective!
You can either represent yourself, hire an attorney, or have a representative from the local agency represent you.
Both possibilities represent an error, but we should be clear about what kind of error they represent.
In a conceptual graph, boxes represent concepts and circles represent conceptual relations.
Squares represent males, circles represent females, and shading indicates that an individual has LCA.

ACT vs REPRESENT: QUESTIONS

What is the Consumer Protection Act and the FAIS Act?
What did the Quota Act and the National Origins Act do?
What is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act and the Clayton Act?
What does it mean to act drunk but trying to act sober?
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA)?
Should I buy Barron's Act Premium Study Guide or ACT prep?
Does the Charities Act apply to accounts not audited under Companies Act?
What does the Prep Act add to Public Health Service Act?
Does Columbia University superscore Act and ACT scores?
What was the purpose of the Sugar Act Stamp Act Townshend Act?

What does excess postexercise oxygen consumption represent?
Which unions represent telework-eligible state employees?
What does the kindlifresser represent in Switzerland?
Why should Nurses represent themselves in Congress?
Do Bohras represent the mainstream Muslim community?
Does ncdojncdoj represent individuals in private cases?
Do revenues represent decreases in stockholders' equity?
What does the wolf represent spirituallyspirit Wolves?
Which movie characters represent ISTJ personality types?
Does occupational licensing represent excessive regulation?

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACT AND REPRESENT

ACT vs REPRESENT: NOUN

ACT vs REPRESENT: VERB

ACT vs REPRESENT: INTRANSITIVE VERB

ACT vs REPRESENT: TRANSITIVE VERB

ACT vs REPRESENT: OTHER WORD TYPES

ACT vs REPRESENT: RELATED WORDS

ACT vs REPRESENT: DESCRIBE WORDS

ACT vs REPRESENT: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

ACT vs REPRESENT: QUESTIONS