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perpetrate

verb

/ˈpɜːrpətreɪt/

Meaning

To commit or carry out, typically a harmful, illegal, or immoral act.

The hackers perpetrated a massive cyber attack on the company.

perpetrate a crime

commit, execute, inflict, perform, enact

prevent, halt, stop

perpetrate a fraud, perpetrate a crime, perpetrate violence, perpetrate injustice

to allow or give consent for something to happen

to have a strong desire to achieve something

to believe that someone has done something wrong; to doubt or mistrust

to change something into a different form or purpose

to allow or permit; to give permission

To argue noisily over something small or unimportant.