English → Latin
“perform” in Latin
cōnficiōto prepare, accomplish, complete, execute; settle, close a bargain; traverse; to produce, cause, bring about, effect, seefficiōto make out or work out; effect, execute, complete, accomplish, make, form, compose; to cause to occur, to bring about, perficiōto finish, complete; to perfect; to carry out, execute, performabsolvōto release, discharge; to loosen from, make loose, detach, untie; to pay offperagōto pierce, transfix; to traverse, pass through; to harass, disturb, annoyexsequorto follow after thoroughly, steadfastly accompany, go after, seek after, pursue persistently; to follow or accompany to persequorto follow perseveringly, continue to follow; search through; pursue; to pursue, chase, hunt; to avenge, take vengeance uadipīscorto arrive at, reach; overtake, catch up with; to get, obtain, acquire, get possession of, achieve, attainassequorto follow someone in order to come up to him; pursue, go after; to overtake, come up with, reach, catch up; to gain, obtpatrōto execute, conclude, finish, accomplish; to orgasm, ejaculate
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
perform
To achieve, accomplish, conficere (to bring to an end, so that the labor is over; to finish, without reference to the production of a perfect work, itinera, mandata conficiuntur, non perficiuntur nec absolvuntur, Diod.): efficere, ad effectum adducere (to bring to actual existence): perficere (to carry through to the end; to make anything perfect; opposed to inchoare, to begin): absolvere (to finish off, so that no more remains to be done; to make complete; opposed to inchoare, instituere). (The words are found in this connection and order.) absolvere ac (et) perficere: peragere (to carry a business through): exsequi, persequi (to follow up till it is done; especially of things done by rule or direction, officium, mandata): adipisci, assequi (the former dwelling more on the object achieved; the latter on the persevering exertions by which it was achieved): ad finem adducere (to bring anything to its intended end; to complete): patrare (of important actions publicly performed; an old and solemn word that had probably a religious meaning at first; strengthened perpetrare): sometimes facere alone (opposed to cogitare). To be able to perform anything, *parem esse alicui rei exsequendae. To perform one’s promises [Vid: PROMISES].
To do, act, facere, agere. [SYN. in ACT.]
To act a part on the stage, or in life, agere aliquem or alicujus partes; alicujus personam tueri (not alicujus personam agere): simulare aliquem, or with accusative and infinitive (to pretend to be anybody): ☞ ludere aliquem is unclassical; exhibere aliquem, not Latin: to perform a play, fabulam agere (not fabulam docere, which is said of the author only). To forbid the players to perform, histrionibus scenam interdicere (Suet.): the players will not perform to-night, *histriones hodie in scenam non prodibunt.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for perform?
- The usual Latin words for “perform” are cōnficiō, efficiō, perficiō; also absolvō, peragō, exsequor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.