perpetrate
perpetrate
Definition
per·pe·trate (pʉr′pə trāt′)
transitive verb -·trat′ed, -·trat′·ing
- to do or perform (something evil, criminal, or offensive); be guilty of
- to commit (a blunder), impose (a hoax), etc.
Etymology: < L perpetratus, pp. of perpetrare, to commit, perpetrate, orig., to bring about, achieve < per, thoroughly + patrare, to effect, prob. orig. a ritual term < pater, father, priest
per′·pe·tra′·tion noun
per′·pe·tra′·tor noun
perpetrate
Synonyms
perpetrate
Usage Examples
Object
- atrocity: Of the many atrocities perpetrated against the people of South Armagh some stand out above the rest.
- hoax: Many of the oddest sightings were, he believed, hoaxes often perpetrated by journalists short of copy in the silly season.
- massacre: Early this year, they perpetrated a massacre in the village of Racak.
- outrage: The bitter lesson of London was learned by those who perpetrated the outrage in New York.
- injustice: I am still seated in my TV room with a clear image of the severe injustice perpetrated by my people.
- fraud: Much of the fraud perpetrated through contact centers can be tackled through technology.
Subject
- gang: A violence perpetrated by gangs - armed with guns and fuelled by drugs.
- regime: This event in Nigeria has often been the target of violence perpetrated by various regimes.
- someone: Most often this violence is perpetrated by someone in their family or someone known to them.
- government: Scrutiny is our job in opposition, and we make no apologies for exposing the incompetence perpetrated by the Government.
Modifying Another Word
- ever: They were the worst terrorist attacks ever perpetrated against our own country with hundreds of our fellow British citizens murdered.
- actually: No matter who actually perpetrates the pre-announced crime, the responsibility will fall on the would-be owner of the land and of the thought.
Preposition: by
- gang: A violence perpetrated by gangs - armed with guns and fuelled by drugs.
- regime: This event in Nigeria has often been the target of violence perpetrated by various regimes.
- someone: Most often this violence is perpetrated by someone in their family or someone known to them.
- government: Scrutiny is our job in opposition, and we make no apologies for exposing the incompetence perpetrated by the Government.
Preposition: in
- cyberspace: The recent E-Bay frauds are, in my view, unlikely to be the last instances of massive bad faith perpetrated in cyberspace.
- name: Our campaign has always focussed on ending wanton cruelty to Britain's wild mammals - perpetrated in the name of sport.
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