perpetrate

🇺🇸 /ˈpɜːrpətreɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpɜːpətreɪt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to do something that is illegal or wrong

The crime was perpetrated by a close friend of the family.

translation

v. to do something that is illegal or wrong

Word Forms

3rd Present perpetrates
Past perpetrated
Perfect perpetrated
Progressive perpetrating