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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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