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   Per·form

   /pərˈfôrm/

   

   verb

   • 1. carry out, accomplish, or fulfill (an action, task, or function): "I have my duties to perform" Similar carry outdoexecutedischargebring aboutbring offaccomplishachievefulfillcompleteconducteffectdispatchworkimplementinformal:pull offarchaic:acquit oneself ofrare:effectuateOpposite neglectomit
   • ▪ work, function, or do something to a specified standard: "the car performs well at low speeds" Similar functionworkoperaterungorespondbehaveactacquit oneself/itself
   • ▪ have successful or satisfactory sex with someone: informal "when I go to bed with any other woman I am quite unable to perform"
   • 2. present (a form of entertainment) to an audience: "the cast of 14 perform the play superbly" Similar stageput onpresentmountenactactrepresentdoproduce
   • ▪ entertain an audience, typically by acting, singing, or dancing on stage: "the band will be performing live in Hyde Park" Similar appearplaybe on stage

   Word Origin Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French parfourmer, alteration (by association with forme ‘form’) of Old French parfournir, from par ‘through, to completion’ + fournir ‘furnish, provide’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. performability noun
   • 2. performable adjective
   • 3. performatory adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

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