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Perpetrate

/ˈpɜː(ɹ).pə.ˌtɹaɪt/

To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit.

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📖 Definitions of "Perpetrate"

verb

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To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit.

🔄 Synonyms of "Perpetrate"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
pullverb	(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
commitverb	(transitive) To do (something bad); to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Perpetrate"

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Word	Definition
commitverb	(transitive) To do (something bad); to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.
pullverb	(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
committed	Obligated or locked in (often, but not necessarily, by a pledge) to some course of action.
engageverb	(transitive) To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied.
inflictverb	To thrust upon; to impose.
practiseverb	(transitive) To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
perpetuateverb	(transitive) To make (something) perpetual; to make (something) continue for an indefinite time; also, to preserve (something) from extinction or oblivion.
reperpetrateverb	(transitive) To perpetrate again.
incriminateverb	(transitive) To indicate the guilt of.
bekennoun	(transitive, chiefly Scotland) To commit.
enter intoverb	(transitive) To engage in a formal or informal process.
imputeverb	(transitive) To attribute or ascribe (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source.
do forverb	Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see do, for.
plotnoun	(narratology) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
answer forverb	(ambitransitive) To be held responsible for; to take the blame for something.
prosecuteverb	(transitive, law) To start criminal proceedings against.
criminalizeverb	(transitive) To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.
bedriveverb	(archaic, transitive) To drive or toss about; drive out, off, back, or away; defeat.
account forverb	(transitive) To explain by relating circumstances; to show that some one, thing or members of a group are present or have been processed.
accriminateverb	(Late Modern, transitive, obsolete) To accuse of a crime.