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perpetrate

per·pe·trate

perpetrate

 
 
pronunciation:
puhr p treIt
features:
Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: perpetrates, perpetrating, perpetrated
definition 1: to commit or carry out (a crime, act of mischief, or the like).
He perpetrated several frauds.
 
synonyms:
commit
similar words:
carry out, do, effect, execute, mastermind, perform
definition 2: to be guilty of (an act or the result of an act).
similar words:
commit, do
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derivations: perpetration (n.), perpetrator (n.)