perpetrate

English

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɜː(ɹ).pə.ˌtɹaɪt/

Verb

perpetrate (third-person singular simple present perpetrates, present participle perpetrating, simple past and past participle perpetrated)

  1. (transitive) To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit.

Translations

Further reading

  • perpetrate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • perpetrate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Italian

Verb

perpetrate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of perpetrare
  2. second-person plural imperative of perpetrare
  3. Feminine plural of perpetrato

Latin

Verb

perpetrāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of perpetrō
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