Act Reflexively

Definition of the verb act reflexively

What does act reflexively mean as a doing phrase?

verb

1. act in an uncontrolled manner
   • lexical domain: Body Actions - verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
   • synonym of act reflexively: act involuntarily
   • more generic words: act / behave / do = behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior
   • more specific terms:
     • sneeze = exhale spasmodically, as when an irritant entered one's nose
     • nictitate / nictate / blink / wink = briefly shut the eyes
     • break wind / fart = expel intestinal gases through the anus
     • salivate = produce saliva

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International Encyclopedia of Political Science (2011)

Beyond that, they act reflexively on the very institutional context conditions under which they act, revising, as it were, the rules as the game goes on by constantly reframing what Robert Boyer and Yves Saillard (2002) call their “accumulation ...

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