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fournir
Old French · medieval
"to furnish, to accomplish"
to furnish, to accomplish, combined with par- (thoroughly)
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parfournir
Old French · medieval
"to complete thoroughly"
to complete thoroughly, from par- and fournir
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performen
Anglo-French · medieval
"to carry out a task"
altered by association with the word form, for carrying out a task
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perform
English · 1300s
"to carry out an action, or to entertain an audience"
settled as the English word for carrying out an action or entertaining an audience
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