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intentionally-performed

|in-ten-tion-al-ly-per-formed|

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/ɪnˈtɛnʃənəli pərˈfɔrmd/

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/ɪnˈtɛnʃənəli pəˈfɔːmd/

purposeful action

Etymology
Etymology Information

'intentionally-performed' originates from the combination of 'intentionally' and 'performed', where 'intentionally' comes from Latin 'intentio' meaning 'a stretching out' and 'performed' from Old French 'parformer' meaning 'to carry out'.

Historical Evolution

'intentionally' evolved from the Latin 'intentio' through Old French 'intencion', and 'performed' from Old French 'parformer', eventually becoming the modern English 'intentionally-performed'.

Meaning Changes

Initially, 'intentionally' meant 'with intention' and 'performed' meant 'carried out', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.

Meanings by Part of Speech

Adjective 1

done with intention or purpose.

The experiment was intentionally-performed to test the hypothesis.

Synonyms

deliberately-executedpurposefully-done

Antonyms

Last updated: 2025/07/16 22:51