perpetrate

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

Translation

vt. kufanya (kosa), kufanya (kwa mafua)
Word Forms
Past Participleperpetrated
Past Tenseperpetrated
Present Participleperpetrating
Third Person Singularperpetrates

Phrases & Collocations

perpetrate a fraud

kufanya bidhaa ya kifalme

perpetrate violence

kufanya kivinjari

perpetrate a robbery

kufanya kuchafua

perpetrate a murder

kufanya ukuaji

Example Sentences

perpetrate a crime; perpetrate a practical joke.

kutenda uhalifu; kutenda mchezo wa vitendo.

a hoax perpetrated by the British government

mashambulio ya serikali ya Uingereza

evil deeds perpetrated by wicked people

matendo mabaya yaliyofanywa na watu wabaya.

a crime has been perpetrated against a sovereign state.

kosa liliunganishwa kwa nchi ya kifedha

flimflams perpetrated against us by our elected officials.

mashambulio ya waziri wa kifedha waliounganishwa kwa mimi

perpetrate an act of terrorism

kufanya kazi ya terorizmo

Real-world Examples

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

Hadi kila mwanamke anapitisha mafua ya mafua ya U.S. wanaonana na wanaonana na wanaonana.

Source: NPR News April 2018 Collection

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

Wanachama wanaowakilisha mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua.

Source: Newsweek

We have a recording of the defendant perpetrating this crime.

Tunapewa kichango cha mgonjwa anapitisha mafua ya mafua ya mafua.

Source: The Good Wife Season 6

Criminal behavior perpetrated by Bobby Axelrod.

Ukosekera wa kifua kwa mafua ya mafua ya Bobby Axelrod.

Source: Billions Season 1

We will expose the abuses our government has perpetrated.

Tutanguliza mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

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

Alikuwa na mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

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

Hezbollah ni mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua.

Source: VOA Daily Standard November 2017 Collection

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

Kila mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

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

Na jinsi tunapunguza wanachama wanaowakilisha mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua.

Source: The Washington Post

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

Ukosekera ni kushinda wanaowakilisha mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua ya mafua.

Source: 2022 Celebrity High School Graduation Speech

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