perpetrate
11perpetrate — perpetrable /perr pi treuh beuhl/, adj. perpetration, n. perpetrator, n. /perr pi trayt /, v.t., perpetrated, perpetrating. 1. to commit: to perpetrate a crime. 2. to present, execute, or do in a poor or tasteless manner: Who perpetrated this so… …
12perpetrate — See perpetrate, perpetuate …
13perpetrate — verb Perpetrate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑act, ↑atrocity, ↑crime, ↑deed, ↑hoax, ↑horror, ↑massacre, ↑murder, ↑outrage, ↑violence …
14perpetrate — , perpetuate Occasionally confused. To perpetrate is to commit or perform. To perpetuate is to prolong or, literally, to make perpetual. The Boston Strangler perpetrated a series of murders. Those who write about him perpetuate his notoriety …
15perpetrate — per•pe•trate [[t]ˈpɜr pɪˌtreɪt[/t]] v. t. trat•ed, trat•ing to carry out; enact; commit: to perpetrate a hoax[/ex] • Etymology: 1540–50; < L perpetrātus, ptp. of perpetrāre=per per + petrāre, comb. form of patrāre to father, bring about, der.… …
16perpetrate — [“pa^patret] in. to pose; to pretend. □ Terry is always walking around perpetrating. He sure wants people to think he’s somebody. □ Look at her clothes. Have you ever seen anyone perpetrate like that? …
17perpetrate, perpetuate — Perpetrate means to commit or perform or carry out and usually refers to a crime, misdemeanor, or hoax: perpetrate a holdup, perpetrate a practical joke. Perpetuate means to preserve, to make perpetual : This father desires children who will… …
18perpetrate, perpetuate — Occasionally confused. To perpetrate is to commit or perform. To perpetuate is to prolong or, literally, to make perpetual. The Boston Strangler perpetrated a series of murders. Those who write about him perpetuate his notoriety …
19perpetrate, perpetuate — Occasionally confused. To perpetrate is to commit or perform. To perpetuate is to prolong or, literally, to make perpetual. The Boston Strangler perpetrated a series of murders. Those who write about him perpetuate his notoriety …
20perpetrate — verb To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit. See Also: perpetration, perpetrator …
