Function and Perform

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Function

Function verb - To have a certain purpose.

Usage example: the heart functions as a pump for the blood

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Perform is a synonym for function in work topic. In some cases you can use "Perform" instead a verb "Function", when it comes to topics like action, act, serve.

Nearby Words: functional, functioning, functioned, functionary, functionality

Perform

Perform verb - To have a certain purpose.

Usage example: the kidneys perform as a filtering system for the blood

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Function is a synonym for perform in action topic. You can use "Function" instead a verb "Perform", if it concerns topics such as carry out.

Nearby Words: performance, performed, performing, performer

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role	function role	perform role
turn	function turn	perform turn
way	function way	perform way
spell	function spell	perform spell
Other words: spells.

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Both species call humans weird for having sexes so similar that both can perform the same societal function.

Source: Bizarre Sexual Dimorphism
In most fictional universes (and Real Life), things tend to function in a particular, expected way, and perform that function consistently.

Source: Plot-Sensitive Items
A similar monkey appears in Link's Awakening to perform essentially the same function... and to fight the Chain Chomp you happen to be walking.

Source: Everything's Better with Monkeys

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