perpetrate
pronunciation
How to pronounce perpetrate in British English:
UK [ˈpɜ:pətreɪt]
How to pronounce perpetrate in American English:
US [ˈpɜrpətreɪt]
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- Verb:
- perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
Word Origin
- perpetrate
- perpetrate: see father
- perpetrate (v.)
- 1540s, from Latin perpetratus, past participle of perpetrare "to perform, to accomplish," from per- "completely" + patrare "carry out," originally "bring into existence," from pater "father" (see father (n.)). Earlier in English was perpetren, mid-15c., from Old French perpetrer. Neither good nor bad in Latin, first used in English in statutes, hence its sense of "to perform criminally." Related: Perpetrated; perpetrating.
Synonym
Example
- 1. I knew he did not perpetrate that obnoxious misdemeanor .
- 2. Only an insane person could perpetrate such a horrible crime .
- 3. This was because the church had put the priest in a position where he could perpetrate abuse , creating a relationship similar to employment .
- 4. Spreading the click fraud out across thousands of sites makes it harder to detect , but it also requires a lot more people to perpetrate it .
- 5. If the intestinal lining is penetrated , the damage to the mucosal lining will perpetrate crohn 's disease or leaky gut .