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perform
verb
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Divide perform into syllables:

per · form

How to pronounce perform:

Definition of perform:

perform (verb):
to carry out (an action)
to adhere to the terms of fulfill

Synonyms for perform:

ad-lib
appear
blaze away
carry
churn out
click off
conduct
cut
cut corners
declaim
direct
do
execute
extemporise
extemporize
improvise
improvize
interpret
lead
make
practice
practise
premier
premiere
recite
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Antonyms for perform:

abandon
abdicate
abjure
abort
abstain
anger
arrest
assign
avoid
ax
axe
back out of
bail out
be lax about
be original
be quiet
be real
be remiss about
be remiss in
bear
begin
behave
blame
breach
break
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