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perpetrate
per·pe·trate
[
púrpə tràyt
]
(
past and past participle
per·pe·trat·ed
,
present participle
per·pe·trat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
per·pe·trates
)
transitive verb
Definition:
do something wrong:
to commit or be responsible for something, usually something criminal or morally wrong
[
Mid-16th century. < Latin
perpetrat-
, past participle of
perpetrare
, literally "completely bring about" <
patrare
"bring about" <
pater
"father"
]
per·pe·tra·tion
[
pùrpə tráysh'n
]
noun
per·pe·tra·tor
[
púrpə tràytər
]
noun
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