performative
per·for·ma·tive / pərˈfôrmətiv/ • adj. Linguistics & Philos. relating to or denoting an utterance by means of which the speaker performs a particular act (e.g., I bet, I apologize, I promise). Often contrasted with constative.• n. Linguistics & Philos. a performative verb, sentence, or utterance.
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