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perpetrate

[ pur-pi-treyt ]

verb (used with object)

perpetrated, perpetrating.
  1. to commit:

    to perpetrate a crime.

  2. to present, execute, or do in a poor or tasteless manner:

    Who perpetrated this so-called comedy?



perpetrate

/ ˈɜːɪˌٰɪ /

verb

  1. tr to perform or be responsible for (a deception, crime, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

Perpetrate and perpetuate are sometimes confused: he must answer for the crimes he has perpetrated (not perpetuated ); the book helped to perpetuate (not perpetrate ) some of the myths surrounding his early life
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈٰپDz, noun
  • ˈˌٰٴǰ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ··ٰ· [pur, -pi-tr, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
  • ··ٰ·پDz [pur-pi-, trey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • ··ٰ·ٴǰ noun
  • non···ٰ·پDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of perpetrate1

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin ٰٳܲ (past participle of ٰ “to carry out, execute, perform”), equivalent to per- per- + -petr- (combining form of 貹ٰ “to father, bring abou”t; pater ) + -- thematic vowel + -tus past participle suffix; -ate 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of perpetrate1

C16: from Latin ٰ, from per- (thoroughly) + 貹ٰ to perform, perhaps from pater father, leader in the performance of sacred rites
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He said: "We will not only reach those who have perpetrated this incident but also those who, sitting behind the scenes, have conspired to commit such acts on the soil of India."

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In recent weeks, details of physical and sex abuse perpetrated over decades at Bétharram in the Pyrenees have drawn increasing attention to Bayrou, who was local MP and education minister at the time.

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"We will not only reach those who have perpetrated this incident but also those who, sitting behind the scenes, have conspired to commit such acts on the soil of India."

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He said “this epidemic denial has become a feature in the mainstream media and it’s based on an industry canard” perpetrated by “people who don’t want us to look at environmental exposures.”

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Trump had accused Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua of "perpetrating, attempting, and threatening an invasion or predatory incursion" on US territory.

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