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Rite vs Act - What's the difference?

rite | act |

As an adjective rite

is humid, wet.

As a noun act is

(countable) something done, a deed.

As a verb act is

to do something.

rite

English

(wikipedia rite)

Etymology 1

Via (etyl) and (etyl), from (etyl) ritus.

Noun

(en noun)
  • A religious custom.
    • Related terms
    * ritual

    Etymology 2

    Variation of (right).

    Adjective

    (-)
    • Derived terms
    * amirite

    Adverb

    (-)

    • Interjection

    (en interjection)

    • Noun

    (en noun)

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    act

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • , a federal territory of Australia.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A certain standardized college admissions test in the United States, originally called the (term).
  • *

    • Coordinate terms

    * (American College Test) SAT , GMAT , MCAT , DAT

    Anagrams

    * * * * English three-letter words