perpetrate

Meanings

• Verb

  Carry out or bring about (an action or activity), especially in a deliberate, continued, and often criminal way.

  - "The suspect was charged with perpetrating a fraud against the company."
  - "The criminals perpetrated a series of burglaries in the neighborhood."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with perpetrate
create , hate , mate , plate , rate

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Variants

List of all variants of perpetrate that leads to same result
perpetrate , perpetrated , perpetrates , perpetrating , perpetration , perpetrations , perpetrator , perpetrators

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Etymology

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From the Latin per- 'through' + patrare 'make, do'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'perpetrate' first appeared in English in the late 15th century.

2. The term 'perpetrator' is derived from 'perpetrate' and refers to the person who commits a crime or wrongdoing.

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Related Concepts

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1. Crime: Perpetrating a crime involves committing an act that is considered to be against the law.

2. Malfeasance: Malfeasance is the commission of wrongdoing, especially by a public official.

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Culture

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In literature and art, 'perpetrate' is often used to describe criminal or malicious acts. For example, in Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, the protagonist Raskolnikov perpetrates a murder, which haunts him throughout the novel.

How to Memorize "perpetrate"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the act of carrying out an action or activity, especially a deliberate and continued one.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with 'carry out' or 'bring about'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each word in 'Perform Each Particular Task Actively'.

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