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role-play

role-play


noun  (plural role-plays)
Definition:
 
1. acting out of part: the acting out of a part, especially that of somebody with a particular social role, in order to understand it better

2. game session involving taking on roles: in a computer or other game, a session during which players take on the roles of characters



verb  (past and past participle role-played, present participle role-play·ing, 3rd person present singular role-plays)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb act out part: to engage or act out a part in role-playing

2. transitive verb playing character in game: in a computer or other game, to take on the role of a character in a game

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