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▸ verb:  (transitive) To do (something); to execute.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To exhibit an expected pattern of behavior; to function; to work.
▸ verb:  (sexology, uncommon) Of a man, to be able to initiate or fulfill an act of sexual intercourse.
▸ verb:  (law) To act in a way set forth in a contract.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To act in accordance with (a contract); to fulfill one’s terms of (a contract).
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To fulfill contractually agreed-to terms.
▸ verb:  (transitive, intransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.
▸ verb:  (by extension, transitive) To behave theatrically so as to give the impression of (a quality, character trait, etc.); to feign.
▸ verb:  (social sciences) Of a social actor, to behave in certain ways.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To behave in accordance with, and thereby in turn shape, (a social notion or role).
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To behave in ways that carry meaning in social contexts.

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