perpetration
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pɪˌtreɪt verb (used with object), per·pe·trat·ed, per·pe·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?
Origin:
1540–50; < Latin perpetrātus (past participle of perpetrāre to carry out, execute, perform), equivalent to per- per- + -petr- (combining form of patrāre to father, bring about; see pater) + -ā- theme vowel + -tus past participle suffix; see -ate1
1540–50; < Latin perpetrātus (past participle of perpetrāre to carry out, execute, perform), equivalent to per- per- + -petr- (combining form of patrāre to father, bring about; see pater) + -ā- theme vowel + -tus past participle suffix; see -ate1
Related forms
per·pe·tra·tion, noun
per·pe·tra·tor, noun
non·per·pe·tra·tion, noun
un·per·pe·trat·ed, adjective
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perpetrate (ˈpɜːpɪˌtreɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to perform or be responsible for (a deception, crime, etc) | |
| [C16: from Latin perpetrāre, from per- (thoroughly) + patrāre to perform, perhaps from pater father, leader in the performance of sacred rites] | |
| usage Perpetrate and perpetuate are sometimes confused: he must answer for the crimes he has perpetrated (not perpetuated); the book helped to perpetuate (not perpetrate) some of the myths surrounding his early life | |
| perpe'tration | |
| —n | |
| 'perpetrator | |
| —n | |
| perpetrate (ˈpɜːpɪˌtreɪt) | |
| —vb | |
| (tr) to perform or be responsible for (a deception, crime, etc) | |
| [C16: from Latin perpetrāre, from per- (thoroughly) + patrāre to perform, perhaps from pater father, leader in the performance of sacred rites] | |
| usage Perpetrate and perpetuate are sometimes confused: he must answer for the crimes he has perpetrated (not perpetuated); the book helped to perpetuate (not perpetrate) some of the myths surrounding his early life | |
| perpe'tration | |
| —n | |
| 'perpetrator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
perpetrate
mid-15c., 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 Latin, first used in English in statutes, hence its sense
of "to perform criminally."
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Slang Dictionary
perpetrate definition[ˈpɚpətret]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
TV, therefore, must be a primary suspect in the perpetration of crime myths.
But past error is no excuse for its own perpetration.
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