perpetrate
English
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/
Verb
perpetrate (third-person singular simple present perpetrates, present participle perpetrating, simple past and past participle perpetrated)
- (transitive) To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit.
Related terms
Translations
to be guilty of, or responsible for; to commit
Further reading
- 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
- inflection of perpetrare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
- feminine plural of perpetrato
Latin
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