perpetrate

Pronunciation: /ˈpɜː(ɹ).pəˌtɹeɪt/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

Etymology

From Middle English perpetrat (“committed, perpetrated”), from Latin perpetrātus, past participle of perpetrāre (“to carry through”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

commit, pull

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
act
Narrower (hyponyms)
recommit, make

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