Definition of perpetrates Perpetrates
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What does perpetrates mean?
Part of speech
š¤- perpetrates, verb, present, 3rd person singular of perpetrate (infinitive).
WordNet
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| perpetrate - perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery" | ||
| commit, pull | ||
| act, move behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people" | ||
| make act in a certain way so as to acquire; "make friends"; "make enemies" | ||
| recommit send back to a committee; "The bill was recommitted three times in the House" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- perpetrate (Verb)
To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary š
- perpetrate (v. t.)
To do or perform; to carry through; to execute, commonly in a bad sense; to commit (as a crime, an offense); to be guilty of; as, to perpetrate a foul deed.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary š
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perpetrate
pÄrā²pÄ-trÄt, v.t. to perform or commit (usually in a bad sense): to produce (as a poor pun).āadj. Perā²petrable.āns. PerpetrÄā²tion, act of committing a crime: the thing perpetrated: an evil action; Perā²petrÄtor. [L. perpetrÄre, -Ätumāper, thoroughly, patrÄre, to perform.]
Part of speech
š¤- perpetrate, verb, present, 1st person singular of perpetrate (infinitive).
- perpetrate, verb (infinitive).
