Perform and Refrain

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Perform verb - To carry through (as a process) to completion.

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Refrain is an antonym for perform in act topic.

Refrain verb - Resist doing something.

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Perform is an antonym for refrain.

Nearby Words: refrained, refraining

number	perform number	refrain number
time	perform time	refrain time

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