'Perpetrate' definitions:
Definition of 'perpetrate'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Perpetrate'
From: GCIDE
- Perpetrate \Per"pe*trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perpetrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Perpetrating.] [L. perpetratus, p. p. of perpetrare to effect, perpetrare; per + patrare to perform.] 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. [1913 Webster]
- What the worst perpetrate, or best endure. --Young. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'perpetrate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accomplish,
- achieve,
- be responsible for,
- bring about,
- bring off,
- bring to pass,
- carry out,
- carry through,
- commit,
- do,
- do to,
- effect,
- effectuate,
- execute,
- go and do,
- inflict,
- make,
- pay,
- perform,
- produce,
- pull,
- pull off,
- realize,
- render,
- take and do,
- up and do,
- wreak