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Webster 1913 Edition

Perpetrate

Per′pe-trate

,
Verb.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Perpetrate

PER'PETRATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. perpetro; per and patro, to go through, to finish.] To do; to commit; to perform; in an ill sense, that is, always used to express an evil act; as, to perpetrate a crime or an evil design.

Definition 2024

perpetrate

perpetrate

English

Verb

perpetrate ‎(third-person singular simple present perpetrates, present participle perpetrating, simple past and past participle perpetrated)

  1. (transitive) To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit.

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Translations

External links

  • perpetrate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • perpetrate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Italian

Verb

perpetrate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of perpetrare
  2. second-person plural imperative of perpetrare
  3. Feminine plural of perpetrato

Latin

Verb

perpetrāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of perpetrō

Etymology

From Latin perpetratus, past participle of perpetrare ‎(“to carry through”), from per ‎(“through”) + patrare ‎(“to perform”), akin to potis ‎(“able”), potens ‎(“powerful”); see potent.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɜː(ɹ).pə.ˌtɹaɪt/

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