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
per´son|a´tion — per|son|ate1 «PUR suh nayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing. –v.t. 1. to act the part of (a character in a play or in history); impersonate. 2. to represent as a person in literature or art; personify. 3 … Useful english dictionary
per|spi|ra|tion — «PUR spuh RAY shuhn», noun. 1. sweat: »The runner s forehead was damp with perspiration. See syn. under sweat. (Cf. ↑sweat) 2. sweating: »Figurative. Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety nine per cent perspiration (Thomas A. Edison) … Useful english dictionary
per´en|na´tion — per|en|nate «PEHR uh nayt, puh REHN ayt», intransitive verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. to last through a number of years, as a perennial plant. ╂[< Latin perennāre (with English ate1) < perennis perennial] –per´en|na´tion, noun … Useful english dictionary
per|co|la|tion — «PUR kuh LAY shuhn», noun. the act or process of percolating … Useful english dictionary
per|fo|ra|tion — «PUR fuh RAY shuhn», noun. 1. a hole bored or punched through or into something: »the perforations in the top of a saltshaker. Detach the check at the line of perforations. 2. the act of perforating. 3. the condition of being perforated … Useful english dictionary
per|me|a|tion — «PUR mee AY shuhn», noun. the act or fact of permeating; penetration; diffusion through; saturation … Useful english dictionary
per|mu|ta|tion|al — «PUR myuh TAY shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with permutation or permutations … Useful english dictionary
per|mu|ta|tion — «PUR myuh TAY shuhn», noun. 1. a change from one state, position, order, or form, to another; alteration: »A good deal of the score…is based on various permutations of the simple interval of a fifth (New Yorker). After trying hundreds of… … Useful english dictionary
per|o|ra|tion|al — «PEHR uh RAY shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with a peroration … Useful english dictionary
per|o|ra|tion — «PEHR uh RAY shuhn», noun. 1. the last part of an oration or discussion. It sums up what has been said and is usually delivered with considerable force. 2. a rhetorical speech or passage: »a fiery peroration. 3. = discourse. (Cf. ↑discourse) … Useful english dictionary
