perpetrate

[US]/ˈpɜːpətreɪt/
[UK]/ˈpɜːrpətreɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. commit (a crime), do (evil), do (wrong)

Phrases & Collocations

perpetrate a fraud

perpetrate violence

perpetrate a robbery

perpetrate a murder

Example Sentences

perpetrate a crime; perpetrate a practical joke.

a hoax perpetrated by the British government

evil deeds perpetrated by wicked people

a crime has been perpetrated against a sovereign state.

flimflams perpetrated against us by our elected officials.

perpetrate an act of terrorism

Real-world Examples

Almost all mass shootings in the U.S. have been perpetrated by men, most of them white.

Source: NPR News April 2018 Collection

The people who have [perpetrated harassment] are just disgusting.

Source: Newsweek

We have a recording of the defendant perpetrating this crime.

Source: The Good Wife Season 6

Criminal behavior perpetrated by Bobby Axelrod.

Source: Billions Season 1

We will expose the abuses our government has perpetrated.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

He appears toknow every detail of every horror perpetrated in the century.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

Hezbollah is the terrorist organization which planned and perpetrated the Beirut attack.

Source: VOA Daily Standard November 2017 Collection

Any delay in arresting the assassin, I observed, might give him time to perpetrate some fresh atrocity.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

And how do we punish the people who perpetrate unthinkable acts of violence?

Source: The Washington Post

Bravery is standing up to bullies who perpetrate lies, here at home and abroad.

Source: 2022 Celebrity High School Graduation Speech

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