to roleplay
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4.7
- verb
- /ˈroʊlˌpleɪ/
- During the workshop, participants were encouraged to roleplay various scenarios to enhance their communication skills.
Examples
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... or a colleague who is experienced with job interviews to roleplay with you.
Blog text (33) -
In the drama class, students often roleplay different characters from famous plays.
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So how do you handle roleplaying with people who know you very well?
Blog text (29) -
To help draw these students out, program instructors avoid roleplaying activities, use visual aids, limit technical information, and break students into small groups whenever possible.
Academic text (1993) -
Students describe and roleplay the problem (scarcity of raw materials or art supplies: only enough raw materials to make one art project).
Academic text (1993) -
Lecturing is kept to a minimum, while roleplaying, debating, and group activities are used in almost every segment.
Academic text (1993) -
If you know someone well, you don't have to section off your friendship and your shared enjoyment of roleplaying.
Blog text (29) -
To prepare for his audition, he decided to roleplay scenes with a friend to practice his lines.
Synonyms
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1.0
Act as a character in a stage show, film, or TV show
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2.7
To entertain people by singing, acting, or dancing
280
2.1
To perform in a play or film
278
2.5
To help decide what happens in a situation
252
2.1
Perform a role in a play, film, or show
90
3.7
To play a character in a film or play
81
3.4
To take the role of a character in a video game
62
2.5
To act in a show or help make something happen
38
3.0
To act as a character in a play or as someone in a real situation
32
4.8
To act out a scene in front of people, like in a play
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3.7
To perform a scene or feeling like a short play
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3.8
To pretend to be someone else to practice acting and speaking in a situation
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6.1
To act out a scene to practice or show how something happens
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3.9
Act as a character in a play or film
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6.7
To pretend to be a person in a story on stage or with friends
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Etymology
Roleplay comes from the two simple words role ('a part someone has in a story or movie') and play ('to act'). So to roleplay is to 'act out' a character or part, which is exactly how we use the word today.