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Meaning of 'perpetrate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Perpetrate [ v. t.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'perpetrate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . perpetrate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
Example in sentence:
  • perpetrate a crime;
  • pull a bank robbery

Nearby Words:

per per- peract peracute peradventure peraeopod peragrate peragration perambulate perambulated

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