Perpetrate

  • 21perpetrate — Synonyms and related words: accomplish, achieve, be responsible for, bring about, bring off, bring to pass, carry out, carry through, commit, do, do to, effect, effectuate, execute, go and do, inflict, make, pay, perform, produce, pull, pull off …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 22perpetrate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. commit, inflict; perform, do, practice. See action. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. commit, execute, pull off*; see perform 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. do, perform, carry out, commit, transact,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 23perpetrate — per|pe|trate [ˈpə:pıtreıt US ˈpə:r ] v [T] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of perpetrare to achieve something ] to do something that is morally wrong or illegal →↑commit ▪ Who could have perpetrated such a dreadful… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24perpetrate — per|pe|trate [ pɜrpə,treıt ] verb transitive FORMAL to do something that is harmful, illegal, or dishonest: The military perpetrated many human rights abuses during the earliest phase of the conflict. ╾ per|pe|tra|tor noun count: It s time the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 25perpetrate — see FATHER …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 26perpetrate — v To pretend. Why is that wigger always perpetrating? 1990s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 27perpetrate — vb American a. to put on a show of confidence, self assurance b. to dissimulate, pretend Both usages of the word probably origi nated in black speech …

    Contemporary slang

  • 28perpetrate — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)pɪtreɪt[/t]] perpetrates, perpetrating, perpetrated VERB If someone perpetrates a crime or any other immoral or harmful act, they do it. [FORMAL] [be V ed] A high proportion of crime in any country is perpetrated by young males in… …

    English dictionary

  • 29perpetrate — per·pe·trate || pÉœrpɪtreɪt / pɜː v. perform an illegal act, carry out a crime …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 30perpetrate — v. a. Do (as something base), commit, perform, execute, be guilty of …

    New dictionary of synonyms