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act the hypocrite

act the hypocrite verb: to behave deceitfully or hypocritically; to dissemble.

Verb

act the hypocrite (third-person singular simple present acts the hypocrite, present participle acting the hypocrite, simple past and past participle acted the hypocrite)

  1. (dated, idiomatic) To behave deceitfully or hypocritically; to dissemble.

Forms of act the hypocrite

third-person singular presentacts the hypocrite
present participleacting the hypocrite
past participleacted the hypocrite
pastacted the hypocrite

Questions about act the hypocrite

What does act the hypocrite mean?
Act the hypocrite means to behave deceitfully or hypocritically; to dissemble.
What part of speech is act the hypocrite?
Act the hypocrite is a verb.
What is the past tense of act the hypocrite?
The past tense of act the hypocrite is acted the hypocrite.

Words near act the hypocrite in the dictionary

  1. act possum
  2. act psychology
  3. act the fool
  4. act the giddy goat
  5. act the goat
  6. act the hypocrite
  7. act the jennet
  8. act the jinnet
  9. act the maggot
  10. act up
  11. act upon

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