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perform
To present a dramatic or musical work or other entertainment before an audience.
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  1. To present a dramatic or musical work or other entertainment before an audience.
  2. To act on so as to accomplish or bring to completion; execute; carry out (a task, process, etc.)
  3. To begin and carry through to completion; do:
administer
To direct the taking of (an oath, pledge, test, etc.)
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  1. To direct the taking of (an oath, pledge, test, etc.)
  2. To impose, offer, or tender (an oath, for example).
  3. To give or apply (medicine, etc.)
do
To bring about; cause; produce
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  1. To bring about; cause; produce
  2. To prepare for further use especially by washing:
  3. To work out; solve
effect
To bring about; produce as a result; cause; accomplish
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  1. To bring about; produce as a result; cause; accomplish
  2. To bring about; make happen; cause or accomplish:
complete
To bring to a finish or an end:
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  1. To bring to a finish or an end:
  2. To successfully execute or effect
  3. To make whole, with all necessary elements or parts:
produce
To cause to occur or exist; give rise to:
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  1. To cause to occur or exist; give rise to:
  2. To bring forth; exhibit:
  3. To create by physical or mental effort:
accomplish
To make complete; perfect
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  1. To make complete; perfect
  2. To do; succeed in doing; complete (a task, time, or distance)
  3. To succeed in doing (a task, for example); carry out or complete.
fulfill
To emotionally or artistically satisfy; to develop one's gifts to the fullest.
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  1. To emotionally or artistically satisfy; to develop one's gifts to the fullest.
  2. (Archaic) To fill full; fill to the utmost capacity; fill up.
  3. To do, perform, or obey (a task or order, for example); carry out.
electrocute
To kill with a charge of electricity; specif., to execute in the electric chair
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  1. To kill with a charge of electricity; specif., to execute in the electric chair
  2. To execute (a person sentenced to death) by means of electricity.
  3. To kill with electricity:
hang
Used to express exasperation or disgust:
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  1. Used to express exasperation or disgust:
  2. To furnish, decorate, or appoint by suspending objects around or about:
  3. To attach to a wall:
behead
To cut off the head of; decapitate
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  1. To cut off the head of; decapitate
administer
To give out or dispense, as punishment or justice
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  1. To give out or dispense, as punishment or justice
  2. To manage as an administrator.
  3. To apply as a remedy:
administrate
To manage or direct; administer
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  1. To manage or direct; administer
  2. To administer.
carry out
(Idiomatic) To fulfill.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To fulfill.
  2. To hold while moving something out.
dispense
To give or deal out, especially in parts or portions:
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  1. To give or deal out, especially in parts or portions:
  2. To prepare and give out (medicines, prescriptions, etc.)
  3. To administer (laws, for example).
carry out
To hold while moving something out.
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  1. To hold while moving something out.
  2. (Idiomatic) To fulfill.
effect
To bring about; produce as a result; cause; accomplish
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  1. To bring about; produce as a result; cause; accomplish
  2. To bring about; make happen; cause or accomplish:
enforce
To bring about or impose by force
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  1. To bring about or impose by force
  2. To impose (a kind of behavior, for example):
  3. To give force to; urge
implement
To bring about; to put into practice
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  1. To bring about; to put into practice
  2. To provide the means for the carrying out of; give practical effect to
  3. To carry into effect; fulfill; accomplish
invoke
To call on (God, a god, a saint, the Muses, etc.) for blessing, help, inspiration, support, etc.
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  1. To call on (God, a god, a saint, the Muses, etc.) for blessing, help, inspiration, support, etc.
  2. To resort to or put into use (a law, ruling, penalty, etc.) as pertinent
  3. To call on (a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration:
do
To get along; fare
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  1. To get along; fare
  2. (Chiefly Brit., Informal) Used as a substitute verb after a modal auxiliary or a form of have in a perfect tense
  3. To work out; solve
perform
To act on so as to accomplish or bring to completion; execute; carry out (a task, process, etc.)
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  1. To act on so as to accomplish or bring to completion; execute; carry out (a task, process, etc.)
  2. To portray a role or demonstrate a skill before an audience:
  3. To begin and carry through to completion; do:
prosecute
To carry on, engage in, or practice (an occupation or business).
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  1. To carry on, engage in, or practice (an occupation or business).
  2. To institute and carry on a legal suit
  3. To try to get, enforce, etc. by legal process
bring off
(Archaic) To rescue; to liberate.
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  1. (Archaic) To rescue; to liberate.
  2. To succeed in doing something considered to be very difficult.
  3. To bring away from; to bring by boat from a ship, a wreck, the shore, etc.
carry out
To hold while moving something out.
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  1. To hold while moving something out.
  2. (Idiomatic) To fulfill.
effect
To bring about; produce as a result; cause; accomplish
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  1. To bring about; produce as a result; cause; accomplish
  2. To bring about; make happen; cause or accomplish:
effectuate
To bring about; effect.
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  1. To bring about; effect.
put through
(Soccer) To pass the ball to (someone) giving them a one-on-one scoring opportunity.
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  1. (Soccer) To pass the ball to (someone) giving them a one-on-one scoring opportunity.
  2. (Idiomatic) to cause to endure
  3. (Idiomatic) To connect (a telephone caller with intended callee).
swing
To head (a ship or aircraft) toward each of the points of the compass in order to determine compass error resulting from deviation
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  1. To head (a ship or aircraft) toward each of the points of the compass in order to determine compass error resulting from deviation
  2. To move or alternate, often rapidly, between extremes, or from one position or condition to another
  3. To cause (a hanging object) to sway backward and forward; specif., to cause (a person on a swing) to move backward and forward by pushing or pulling the swing
interpret
To have or show one's own understanding of the meaning of; construe
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  1. To have or show one's own understanding of the meaning of; construe
  2. To translate from one language into another:
  3. To bring out the meaning of; esp., to give one's own conception of (a work of art), as in performance or criticism
play
To act or conduct oneself in a specified way:
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  1. To act or conduct oneself in a specified way:
  2. To put (a specified card) into play
  3. (Music) To perform on an instrument:
render
To give or pay (something due or owed)
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  1. To give or pay (something due or owed)
  2. To perform or interpret by performance; recite (a poem), play (music), treat (a subject, as in painting), act out (a role)
  3. (Computers) To convert (graphics) from a file into visual form, as on a video display.
discharge
To lose or give off a stored electrical charge
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  1. To lose or give off a stored electrical charge
  2. To release, emit, or excrete a substance, especially from the body.
  3. To get rid of a burden, load, etc.
do
Used to give emphasis, or as a legal convention
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  1. Used to give emphasis, or as a legal convention
  2. To attend to in such a way as to take care of or put in order:
  3. To behave or conduct oneself; act:
exercise
To make active use of; employ, apply, or exert:
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  1. To make active use of; employ, apply, or exert:
  2. To put (the body, a muscle, the mind, a skill, etc.) into use so as to develop or train
  3. To put through exercises:
fulfill
To do, perform, or obey (a task or order, for example); carry out.
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  1. To do, perform, or obey (a task or order, for example); carry out.
  2. To emotionally or artistically satisfy; to develop one's gifts to the fullest.
  3. To carry out (something promised, desired, predicted, etc.); cause to be or happen
implement
To carry into effect; fulfill; accomplish
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  1. To carry into effect; fulfill; accomplish
  2. To bring about; to put into practice
  3. To provide the means for the carrying out of; give practical effect to
keep
To save; reserve:
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  1. To save; reserve:
  2. To maintain for use or service:
  3. To maintain records in:
perform
To take action in accordance with the requirements of; fulfill:
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  1. To take action in accordance with the requirements of; fulfill:
  2. To give a performance of; render or enact (a piece of music, a dramatic role, etc.)
  3. To act on so as to accomplish or bring to completion; execute; carry out (a task, process, etc.)
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  • "I always execute my terms," he replied.

  • No matter what he felt, he couldn't hesitate to execute his plan.

  • I have a real mission to execute hunting down insurgents.

  • numbers, and that passages may with impunity be written for thirty-two violins which no single player can execute clearly.

  • Corregidors, or governors of districts, were ordered to try summarily and execute every turbulent person within their jurisdictions.

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