Definition of Rôleplay

1. Verb. Perform on a stage or theater. "I played in `A Christmas Carol'"

Exact synonyms: Act, Play, Playact
Category relationships: Dramatic Art, Dramatics, Dramaturgy, Theater, Theatre
Generic synonyms: Perform
Related verbs: Play, Play, Act, Play, Represent, Act
Specialized synonyms: Stooge, Mime, Pantomime, Ham, Ham It Up, Overact, Overplay, Underact, Underplay
Derivative terms: Act, Actable, Acting, Actor, Play, Play, Player, Playing, Playacting, Playactor, Roleplaying

Definition of Rôleplay

1. Verb. To act out a fantasy, especially with a group ¹

2. Noun. The practice of roleplaying ¹

3. Noun. (alternative spelling of roleplay) ¹

4. Verb. (alternative spelling of roleplay) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rôleplay

role-playing video game
role-playing video games
role-playings
role-plays
role conflict
role conflicts
role model
role models
role player
role players
role playing
role playing game
role playing games
roleless
rolelessness
roleplay
roleplayed
roleplayer
roleplayers
roleplaying
roleplaying game
roleplaying games
roleplays
roles
rolfed
rolfer
rolfers
rolfing
rolfings
rolfs

Literary usage of Rôleplay

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Investigation of the Enhanced Relationship Between Participants in by Edna Rooth (2000)
"Use is made of techniques such as music and movement, art, play, story telling, games and roleplay to encourage optimal participation and to be inclusive of ..."

2. Federal Labor-Management Cooperation: A Guide to Resources by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"... field of conflict resolution and how it operates within the Federal government Elements can include lecture, roleplay, video, question and answer, etc. ..."

3. Drug Abuse Prevention Through Family Interventions by Elizabeth B. Robertson, Karol Linda Kumpfer (1999)
"In interventions with parents, Dishion and colleagues (in press) used roleplay exercises (eg, parents phone other parents to request information relevant to ..."

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