act out

verb6

1. •
   To perform a scene from a play, a charade or an exercise.

   • Despite already being aware, he will be acting out the pretence of a surprise.
2. •
   To express one's feelings through disruptive actions.

   • I know you're angry, but you can't act out and break dishes like that.
3. •
   To perform something specific.

   • What was acted out in the American and French Revolutions had been thought out beforehand in the writings of Locke and Rousseau, the scenarists for the drama of modern politics. — 1987
4. •
   To perform a fantasy in reality.

   • I've wanted to do this for so long, but I never thought I could act it out.
5. •
   To express internal feelings or thoughts.
6. •
   To express ideas or desires through actions rather than words.

   • When her jaw was wired shut, she had acted out what she needed.