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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Perform \Per*form"\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Performed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Performing}.] [OE. performen, parfourmen, parfournen, OF. parfornir, parfournir, to finish, complete; OF. & F. par (see {Par}) + fournir to finish, complete. The word has been influenced by form; cf. L. performare to form thoroughly. See {Furnish}.]
1. To carry through; to bring to completion; to achieve; to accomplish; to execute; to do.
I will cry unto God most high, unto God that performeth all things for me. --Ps. lvii. 2.
Great force to perform what they did attempt. --Sir P. Sidney.
2. To discharge; to fulfill; to act up to; as, to perform a duty; to perform a promise or a vow.
To perform your father's will. --Shak.
3. To represent; to act; to play; as in drama.
Perform a part thou hast not done before. --Shak.
Syn: To accomplish; do; act; transact; achieve; execute; discharge; fulfill; effect; complete; consummate. See {Accomplish}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
performing
noun: the performance of a part or role in a drama [syn: {acting}, {playing}, {playacting}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
70 Moby Thesaurus words for "performing": acting, action, agency, aping, behavioral, buffoonery, business, characterization, conduct, direction, driving, dumb show, embodiment, enacting, enactment, execution, exercise, functional, functioning, gag, ham, hammy acting, handling, hoke, hokum, imitation, impersonation, inaction, incarnation, management, manipulation, masquerade, mimesis, mimicking, mimicry, miming, mummery, occupation, operancy, operating, operation, operational, overacting, pantomime, pantomiming, patter, performance, personation, personification, playacting, playing, portrayal, posing, practice, practicing, projection, representation, responsibility, running, serving, slapstick, stage business, stage directions, stage presence, steering, stunt, taking a role, work, working, workings
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