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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024per•pe•trate /ˈpɜrpɪˌtreɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -trat•ed, -trat•ing. - 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 © 2024per•pe•trate (pûr′pi trāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -trat•ed, -trat•ing. - to commit:to perpetrate a crime.
- 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 (pûr′pi trə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. per′pe•tra′tion, n. per′pe•tra′tor, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: perpetrate /ˈpɜːpɪˌtreɪt/ vb - (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 ritesˌperpeˈtration 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 |