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perpetrate
[ pur-pi-treyt ]
verb (used with object)
- to commit:
to perpetrate a crime.
- to present, execute, or do in a poor or tasteless manner:
Who perpetrated this so-called comedy?
perpetrate
/ ˈɜːɪˌٰɪ /
verb
- tr to perform or be responsible for (a deception, crime, etc)
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˌˈٰپDz, noun
- ˈˌٰٴǰ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ··ٰ· [pur, -pi-tr, uh, -b, uh, l], adjective
- ··ٰ·پDz [pur-pi-, trey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- ··ٰ·ٴǰ noun
- non···ٰ·پDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of perpetrate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of perpetrate1
Example Sentences
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."
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.
"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."
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.”
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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