n 1  :  a motor performance leading to a definite result  2  :  a dealing with objects (as by moving, perceiving, or desiring them)
vi 1  :  to perform an act  :  BEHAVE  2  :  to produce an effect <wait for a medicine to > 
abbr active .
 
 
 
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