acting: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words

Prefixes of acting

contracting
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contracting
- noun becoming infected
  catching.
  catching cold is sometimes unavoidable
  
  the contracting of a serious illness can be financially catastrophic
- verb enter into a contractual arrangement
  undertake; contract.
interacting

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interact
- verb act together or towards others or with others
  He should interact more with his colleagues
reacting

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react
- verb show a response or a reaction to something
  respond.
- verb act against or in opposition to
  oppose.
  She reacts negatively to everything I say
attracting

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attract
- verb direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
  pull; pull in; draw in; draw.
  Her good looks attract the stares of many men
  
  The ad pulled in many potential customers
  
  This pianist pulls huge crowds
  
  The store owner was happy that the ad drew in many new customers
- verb be attractive to
  appeal.
  The idea of a vacation appeals to me
  
  The beautiful garden attracted many people
extracting

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extract
- noun a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)
  infusion.
- noun a passage selected from a larger work
  excerption; selection; excerpt.
  he presented excerpts from William James' philosophical writings
contacting

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contact
- noun close interaction
  they kept in daily contact
  
  they claimed that they had been in contact with extraterrestrial beings
- noun the act of touching physically
  physical contact.
  her fingers came in contact with the light switch
subtracting

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subtract
- verb make a subtraction
  deduct; take off.
  subtract this amount from my paycheck
- verb take off or away
  this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French
enacting

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enact
- verb order by virtue of superior authority; decree
  ordain.
  The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews
  
  the legislature enacted this law in 1985
- verb act out; represent or perform as if in a play
  reenact; act out.
  She reenacted what had happened earlier that day
counteracting

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counteract
- verb act in opposition to
  antagonize; antagonise.
- verb oppose or check by a counteraction
  countercheck.
impacting

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impact
- noun the striking of one body against another
- noun a forceful consequence; a strong effect
  wallop.
  the book had an important impact on my thinking
  
  the book packs a wallop
exacting

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exacting
- adjective having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
  fastidious.
  fastidious microorganisms
  
  certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements
- verb claim as due or just
  exact; demand.
  The bank demanded payment of the loan
subcontracting

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subcontract
- noun a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract
- verb arranged for contracted work to be done by others
  farm out; job.
distracting

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distract
- verb draw someone's attention away from something
  deflect.
  The thief distracted the bystanders
  
  He deflected his competitors
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
  perturb; disquiet; cark; trouble; disorder; unhinge.
  She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
abstracting

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abstract
- noun a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
  abstraction.
  he loved her only in the abstract--not in person
- noun a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
  precis; synopsis; outline.
reenacting

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reenact
- verb enact or perform again
  They reenacted the battle of Princeton
- verb enact again
  Congress reenacted the law
playacting

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playacting
- noun the performance of a part or role in a drama
  acting; performing; playing.
- verb perform on a stage or theater
  play; playact; roleplay; act.
  She acts in this play
  
  He acted in `Julius Caesar'
  
  I played in `A Christmas Carol'
transacting

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transact
- verb conduct business
  transact with foreign governments
compacting

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compact
- noun a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
  powder compact.
- noun a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
  covenant; concordat.
overreacting

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overreact
- verb show an exaggerated response to something
  Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy
retracting

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retract
- verb formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
  resile; abjure; forswear; recant.
  He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
  
  She abjured her beliefs
- verb pull away from a source of disgust or fear
  shrink back.
refracting

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refract
- verb subject to refraction
  refract a light beam
- verb determine the refracting power of (a lens)
detracting

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detract
- verb take away a part from; diminish
  take away.
  His bad manners detract from his good character
noninteracting

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noninteracting
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overacting

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overacting
- noun poor acting by a ham actor
  hamming.
- verb exaggerate one's acting
  ham; overplay; overact; ham it up.
protracting

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protract
- verb lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
  prolong; draw out; extend.
  We prolonged our stay
  
  She extended her visit by another day
  
  The meeting was drawn out until midnight
redacting

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redact
- noun someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication
  rewriter; redactor; reviser; rewrite man.
- verb formulate in a particular style or language
  put; frame; couch; cast.
  I wouldn't put it that way
  
  She cast her request in very polite language
diffracting

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diffract
- verb undergo diffraction
  laser light diffracts electrons
unexacting

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unexacting
- adjective satellite not rigorous
  relaxed and unexacting standards
recontracting

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recontracting
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tracting

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tract
- noun an extended area of land
  piece of land; piece of ground; parcel of land; parcel.
- noun a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose
substracting

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substract
To subtract; to withdraw. Obs. Barrow.
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Suffixes of acting

actings
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acting
- noun the performance of a part or role in a drama
  performing; playacting; playing.
- verb perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
  move; act.
  think before you act
  
  We must move quickly
  
  The governor should act on the new energy bill
  
  The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel

Derived words of acting

distractingly
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distract
- verb draw someone's attention away from something
  deflect.
  The thief distracted the bystanders
  
  He deflected his competitors
- verb disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
  perturb; disquiet; cark; trouble; disorder; unhinge.
  She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill
exactingly

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exacting
- adjective having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
  fastidious.
  fastidious microorganisms
  
  certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements
- verb claim as due or just
  exact; demand.
  The bank demanded payment of the loan