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act, move go
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

interact go
act together or towards others or with others

communicate, intercommunicate go
transmit thoughts or feelings

inform go
impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to

misinform, mislead
give false or misleading information to

verb.communication

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lie go
tell an untruth
tergiversate, beat around the bush, equivocate, prevaricate, palter go
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
magnify, amplify, overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise go
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
sandbag go
downplay one's ability (towards others) in a game in order to deceive, as in gambling
betray, deceive, lead astray go
cause someone to believe an untruth