Meaning of PERPETRATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'purpi`treyt
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| | Definition: | | [v] perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" |
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| | Synonyms: | | commit, pull |
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| | See Also: | | act, make, move, recommit | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Per"pe*trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perpetrated}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Perpetrating}.] [L. perpetratus, p. p. of
perpetrare to effect, perpetrare; per + patrare to perform.]
To do or perform; to carry through; to execute, commonly in a
bad sense; to commit (as a crime, an offense); to be guilty
of; as, to perpetrate a foul deed.
What the worst perpetrate, or best endure. --Young.
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| | Related Terms: | | accomplish, achieve, be responsible for, bring about, bring off, bring to pass, carry out, carry through, commit, do, do to, effect, effectuate, execute, go and do, inflict, make, pay, perform, produce, pull, pull off, realize, render, take and do, up and do, wreak |
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