perform

Main Entry:
perform [per-fawrm]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: carry out, accomplish
Synonyms: achieve, act, be engaged in, behave, bring about, bring off, carry through, carry to completion, complete, comply, deliver the goods, discharge, dispose of, do, do justice to, do to a turn, effect, end, enforce, execute, finish, fulfill, function, go that route, implement, meet, move, observe, operate, percolate, perk, pull off, put through, react, realize, run with the ball, satisfy, take, take care of business, tick, transact, wind up, work
Antonyms: fail, halt, prevent, stop
Main Entry: accomplish
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: succeed in doing
Synonyms: achieve, arrive, attain, bring about, bring off, carry out, conclude, consummate, do, do a bang-up job, do justice, do one proud, do the trick, effect, finish, fulfill, gain, get someplace, get there, hit*, make hay, make it, manage, nail it, perform, produce, pull off, put it over, rack up, reach, realize, score*, sew up, take care of, win
Notes: achieve means 'to bring to a successful conclusion' (literally French 'to bring to a head') and accomplish means 'to perform fully'; the completion of achievement is more comprehensive
Antonyms: abandon, fail, give up, not finish, nullify, relinquish
Main Entry: achieve
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bring to successful conclusion; reach a goal
Synonyms: accomplish, acquire, actualize, attain, bring about, bring off, bring to pass, cap, carry out, carry through, close, complete, conclude, consummate, deliver, discharge, dispatch, do, earn, earn wings, effect, effectuate, enact, end, execute, finish, follow through, fulfill, gain, get, get done, manage, negotiate, obtain, perfect, perform, procure, produce, rack up, reach, realize, resolve, score, seal, see through, settle, sign, solve, win, wind up, work out
Notes: achieve means 'to bring to a successful conclusion' (literally French 'to bring to a head') and accomplish means 'to perform fully'; the completion of achievement is more comprehensive
Antonyms: fail, lose, miss
Main Entry: acquit
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: behave some way
Synonyms: act, bear, carry, comport, conduct, deport, perform
Notes: one is absolved of blame or responsibility but is acquitted of a charge, usually a crime
Main Entry: act
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: behave in a certain way
Synonyms: appear, behave, carry, carry oneself, carry out, comport, conduct, do, enact, execute, exert, function, give the appearance, go about, impress as, operate, perform, play part, react, represent oneself, seem, serve, strike, take on
Notes: an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act
Main Entry: act
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: entertain by playing a role
Synonyms: be on, bring down the house, burlesque, characterize, do a turn, dramatize, emote, enact, feign, go on, go over, ham it up, ham, impersonate, lay an egg, make debut, mime, mimic, mug, parody, perform, personate, personify, play, play act, play gig, play part, play role, portray, pretend, put it over, rehearse, represent, say one's piece, simulate, star, stooge, strut*, take part, tread the boards
Notes: an act is the main dramatic unit and a scene is a division within an act
Main Entry: administer
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: dispense something needed
Synonyms: apply, apportion, authorize, bring, contribute, deal, deliver, disburse, distribute, dole out, execute, extend, furnish, give, impose, inflict, issue, measure out, mete out, offer, perform, portion, proffer, provide, regulate, serve, supply, tender
Antonyms: deny, frustrate, refuse, withhold
Main Entry: appear
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be published; perform
Synonyms: be created, be developed, be invented, become available, come into being, come into existence, come on, come on stage, come out, enter, make an appearance, oblige, perform, play, play a part, present oneself, take part
Main Entry: behave
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: function
Synonyms: act, operate, perform, react, run, take, work
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