perpetrate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English perpetrat (“committed, perteptrated”), from Latin perpetrātus, past participle of perpetrare (“to carry through”), from per (“through”) + patrare (“to perform”), akin to potis (“able”), potens (“powerful”); see potent.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
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.
- perpetrate a murder
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to be guilty of, or responsible for; to commit — see also commit
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Further reading[edit]
- “perpetrate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “perpetrate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
perpetrate
- inflection of perpetrare:
Etymology 2[edit]
Participle[edit]
perpetrate f pl
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
perpetrāte
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
perpetrate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of perpetrar combined with te
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