Acted meaning : To do something. To do (something); to perform. To perform a theatrical role. Of a play: to be acted out (well or badly). To behave in a certain manner for an indefinite length of time. To convey an appearance of being. To do something that causes a change binding on the doer. (construed with on or upon) To have an effect (on). To play (a role). To feign. (construed with on or upon, of a group) To map via a homomorphism to a group of automorphisms (of). To move to action; to actuate; to animate.