Meaning

1 senses

  1. To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit.

    perpetrate a murder

    begehen, verüben

    совершатьsoveršatʹ, соверши́тьsoveršítʹ

    вчиня́тиvčynjáty, вчини́тиvčynýty

More definitions
  • perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

Examples

9 sentences

  1. Sanctions against those perpetrating the genocidal war are essential.

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  2. Tom is obliged to confess the crime he has perpetrated.

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  3. He asked his doctors of perpetrating medical fraud industry-wide in regards to diabetes.

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  4. What atrocities do we not perpetrate in the name of culture and refinement!

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  5. "Any delay in arresting the assassin," I observed, "might give him time to perpetrate some fresh atrocity."

    de„Wenn er nicht rasch festgenommen wird“, bemerkte ich, „könnte der Attentäter Gelegenheit zu einer weiteren Gräueltat bekommen.“

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to be guilty of, or responsible for; to commit — see also commit:
Русский
By meaning 1
to be guilty of, or responsible for; to commit — see also commit:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to be guilty of, or responsible for; to commit — see also commit:

Origin

From Middle English perpetrat (“committed, perpetrated”), from Latin perpetrātus, past par

From Middle English perpetrat (“committed, perpetrated”), from Latin perpetrātus, past participle of perpetrāre (“to carry through”).

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Forms

perpetrates, perpetrating, perpetrated, perpetrated
Base formperpetrate · to perpetrate
3rd person singularperpetrates
Present participleperpetrating
Past simpleperpetrated
Past participleperpetrated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyperpetrate
he, she, itperpetrates

Past simpleLesson

all personsperpetrated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave perpetrated
he, she, ithas perpetrated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill perpetrate

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • perform an act, usually with a negative connotation:commitpull

Word family

4 related words
Relatedperpetrationperpetrator
Derivedreperpetrateunperpetrated

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
peroxideperpendicularperpetratorperpetualperpetuallyperpetuateC1
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