perpetrate
2 synonyms for perpetrate, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To carry out or be responsible for a crime or other wrongdoing.
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Etymology
Came into English as Middle English perpetrat (“committed, perpetrated”), from Latin perpetrātus, the past participle of perpetrāre (“to carry through”).
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