6 dictionary results for: perpetrate
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per·pe·trate
[pur-pi-treyt] Pronunciation Key
[pur-pi-treyt] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -trat·ed, -trat·ing.
| 1. | to commit: to perpetrate a crime. |
| 2. | to present, execute, or do in a poor or tasteless manner: Who perpetrated this so-called comedy? |
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| per·pe·trate
(pûr'pĭ-trāt') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. per·pe·trat·ed, per·pe·trat·ing, per·pe·trates To be responsible for; commit: perpetrate a crime; perpetrate a practical joke. [Latin perpetrāre, perpetrāt-, to accomplish : per-, per- + patrāre, to bring about (from pater, father; see pəter- in Indo-European roots).] per'pe·tra'tion n., per'pe·tra'tor n. |
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perpetrate
perpetrate
c.1450 (implied in perpetration), from L. perpetratus, pp. of perpetrare "to perform, to accomplish," from per- "completely" + patrare "carry out," originally "bring into existence," from pater "father" (see father). Neither good nor bad in L., first used in Eng. in statutes, hence its sense of "to perform criminally." Perpetrator is 1570, from L.L. perpetrator, from L. perpetrare. Police slang shortening perp (e.g. perp walk) is Amer.Eng., by 1940s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| perpetrate | |
verb | |
| perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: per·pe·trate
Pronunciation: 'p&r-p&-"trAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -trat·ed; -trat·ing
: to carry out or bring about (as a crime) —per·pe·tra·tion /"p&r-p&-'trA-sh&n/ noun —per·pe·tra·tor /'p&r-p&-"trA-t&r/ noun
Main Entry: per·pe·trate
Pronunciation: 'p&r-p&-"trAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -trat·ed; -trat·ing
: to carry out or bring about (as a crime) —per·pe·tra·tion /"p&r-p&-'trA-sh&n/ noun —per·pe·tra·tor /'p&r-p&-"trA-t&r/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Perpetrate
Per"pe*trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perpetrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Perpetrating.] [L. perpetratus, p. p. of perpetrare to effect, perpetrare; per + patrare to perform.] To do or perform; to carry through; to execute, commonly in a bad sense; to commit (as a crime, an offense); to be guilty of; as, to perpetrate a foul deed. What the worst perpetrate, or best endure. --Young.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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