perpetrate
Etymology
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Etymology
From Middle English perpetrat, from Latin perpetrātus, past participle of perpetrare ("to carry through"), from per ("through") + patrare ("to perform"), akin to potis ("able"), potens ("powerful"); see potent.
Pronunciation- IPA: /ˈpɜː(ɹ).pə.ˌtɹeɪt/
perpetrate (perpetrates, present participle perpetrating; simple past and past participle perpetrated)
- (transitive) To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit.
- perpetrate a murder
- French: perpétrer, commettre
- German: begehen, verüben
- Italian: perpetrare
- Portuguese: perpetrar
- Russian: совершать
- Spanish: perpetrar
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