The two thieves perpetrated the robbery of the jewelry store.
to perpetrate a pun. Sir Philip induced two of his sisters to perpetrate a duet (Charlotte Brontë).
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per·pe·trate — … Useful english dictionary
per — per·acetic; per·acid; per·act; per·acute; per·alkaline; per·aluminous; per·am·bu·lant; per·am·bu·late; per·am·bu·la·tion; per·am·bu·la·tor; per·am·bu·la·to·ry; per·a·na·kan; per·bend; per·borate; per·bromide; Per·bu·nan; per·ca; per·cale;… … English syllables
per´pe|tra´tor — per|pe|trate «PUR puh trayt», verb, trat|ed, trat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to do or commit (a crime, fraud, trick, or anything bad or foolish): »The two thieves perpetrated the robbery of the jewelry store. 2 … Useful english dictionary
per´pe|tra´tion — per|pe|trate «PUR puh trayt», verb, trat|ed, trat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to do or commit (a crime, fraud, trick, or anything bad or foolish): »The two thieves perpetrated the robbery of the jewelry store. 2 … Useful english dictionary
trate — ad·min·is·trate; an·gus·ti·ros·trate; ar·bi·trate; cal·ci·trate; con·trate; cul·trate; di·op·trate; fe·nes·trate; im·pe·trate; lus·trate; mag·is·trate; mag·is·trate·ship; mi·trate; or·ches·trate; pen·e·trate; per·lus·trate; per·pe·trate;… … English syllables
perlustrate — per·lus·trate … English syllables
perpetrate — per·pe·trate … English syllables
perpetrate — per•pe•trate [[t]ˈpɜr pɪˌtreɪt[/t]] v. t. trat•ed, trat•ing to carry out; enact; commit: to perpetrate a hoax[/ex] • Etymology: 1540–50; < L perpetrātus, ptp. of perpetrāre=per per + petrāre, comb. form of patrāre to father, bring about, der.… … From formal English to slang
Peritrate — Per·i·trate (perґĭ trāt) trademark for preparations of pentaerythritol tetranitrate … Medical dictionary
perpetrate — 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
