perpetrate
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin perpetratus, past participle of perpetrare (“to carry through”), from per (“through”) + patrare (“to perform”), akin to potis (“able”), potens (“powerful”); see potent.
Pronunciation
Verb
perpetrate (third-person singular simple present perpetrat, present participle ing, simple past and past participle perpetrated)
- (transitive) To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit.
Related terms
Translations
to be guilty of, or responsible for; to commit
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Further reading
- “perpetrate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “perpetrate”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Italian
Verb
perpetrate
- inflection of perpetrare:
- feminine plural of perpetrato
Latin
Verb
(deprecated template usage) perpetrāte