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Definition of perpetrator - 3 dictionary results
per⋅pe⋅trate
[pur-pi-treyt] 
–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? |
Origin:
1540–50; < L perpetrātus (ptp. of perpetrāre to carry out, execute, perform), equiv. to per- per- + -petr- (comb. form of patrāre to father, bring about; see pater ) + -ā- theme vowel + -tus ptp. suffix; see -ate 1
1540–50; < L perpetrātus (ptp. of perpetrāre to carry out, execute, perform), equiv. to per- per- + -petr- (comb. form of patrāre to father, bring about; see pater ) + -ā- theme vowel + -tus ptp. suffix; see -ate 1
Related forms:
per⋅pe⋅tra⋅ble [pur-pi-truh-buhl] , adjective
[pur-pi-truh-buhl] , adjective per⋅pe⋅tra⋅tion, noun
per⋅pe⋅tra⋅tor, noun
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Link To perpetrator
| per·pe·trate (pûr'pĭ-trāt') 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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Perpetrator
Per"pe*tra`tor\, n. [L.] One who perpetrates; esp., one who commits an offense or crime.
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