perpetrate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin perpetratus, past participle of perpetrare (“to carry through”), from per (“through”) + patrare (“to perform”), akin to potis (“able”), potens (“powerful”); see potent.
[edit] Verb
perpetrate (third-person singular simple present perpetrates, present participle perpetrating, simple past and past participle perpetrated)
- (transitive) To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit.
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[edit] Translations
to be guilty of, or responsible for; to commit
[edit] External links
- perpetrate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- perpetrate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
perpetrate
- second-person plural present indicative of perpetrare
- second-person plural imperative of perpetrare
- Feminine plural of perpetrato
[edit] Latin
[edit] Verb
perpetrāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of perpetrō