Perform and Respond

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Perform verb - To produce a desired effect.

Usage example: the new medication performed surprisingly well

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

Respond verb - To act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence).

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Perform is a synonym for respond in action topic. You can use "Perform" instead a verb "Respond", if it concerns topics such as act.

Your options to respond include requesting that they perform the play "The Crusader Kings".

Source: Video Game / Crusader Kings
Used in the My Life as a Teenage Robot episode, "Tradeshow Showdown"; Jenny finds a small robot dog and asks it to perform several tricks, only for it to respond with a monotone "Bow-wow" everytime.

Source: Urine Trouble
XCOM: Enemy Unknown limits your squad to 4 members, later upgradable to 6, and a single Skyranger, allowing you to only respond to one crisis at a time (while the aliens are smart enough to perform three simultaneous attacks).

Source: Arbitrary Headcount Limit

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