Act out has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
represent an incident, state, or emotion by action, especially on stage
"She could act neurotic anxiety"
2
act out; represent or perform as if in a play
"She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"
3
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see act, out.
Broader Terms (hypernyms)