transitive verb perpetrated -·trat′ed, perpetrating -·trat′·ing

1. to do or perform (something evil, criminal, or offensive); be guilty of
2. 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