appear vs perform

appear and perform both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
appear	No	No	Yes	No
perform	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, perform is a hypernym of appear; that is, perform is a word with a broader meaning than appear:

Other hypernyms of appear include do, execute.

appear (verb)	perform (verb)
come into sight or view	carry out or perform an action
be issued or published	give a performance (of something)
come into being or existence, or appear on the scene	get (something) done
appear as a character on stage or appear in a play, etc.	perform a function
give a certain impression of being something or having a certain aspect
(of a proposition) seem to be true, probable, or apparent
present oneself formally, as before a (judicial) authority