v.
Pronunciation: ' p ə r-p ə - ˌ tr ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -trat · ed ; -trat · ing
Etymology: Latin perpetratus, past participle of perpetrare, from per- through + patrare to accomplish, from pater father ― more at FATHER
Date: 1537
1 : to bring about or carry out (as a crime or deception) : COMMIT
2 : to produce, perform, or execute (something likened to a crime) < perpetrate a pun>
– per · pe · tra · tion \ ˌ p ə r-p ə - ' tr ā -sh ə n \ noun
– per · pe · tra · tor \ ' p ə r-p ə - ˌ tr ā -t ə r \ noun