perpetrate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈpɜː(r).pə.ˌtraɪt/

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Verb

Plain form perpetrate

Third-person singular perpetrates

Past tense perpetrated

Past participle perpetrated

Present participle perpetrating

1. (transitive) If you perpetrate, you carry out or commit a crime.

Related words

• perpetrator