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单词 perpetrate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
per•pe•trate /ˈpɜrpɪˌtreɪt/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -trat•ed, -trat•ing. 
  1. to carry out; do;
    commit:to perpetrate a hoax.
per•pe•tra•tion /ˌpɜrpɪˈtreɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
per•pe•trate  (pûrpi trāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -trat•ed, -trat•ing. 
  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?
  • Latin perpetrātus (past participle of perpetrāre to carry out, execute, perform), equivalent. to per- per- + -petr- (combining form of patrāre to father, bring about; see pater) + -ā- theme vowel + -tus past participle suffix; see -ate1
  • 1540–50;
per•pe•tra•ble  (pûrpi trə bəl),USA pronunciation adj.  per′pe•tration, n. 
perpe•tra′tor, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
perpetrate /ˈpɜːpɪˌtreɪt/ vb
  1. (transitive) to perform or be responsible for (a deception, crime, etc)
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin perpetrāre, from per- (thoroughly) + patrāre to perform, perhaps from pater father, leader in the performance of sacred rites

ˌperpeˈtration n ˈperpeˌtrator n 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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