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PERPETRATE

\pˈɜːpɪtɹˌe͡ɪt], \pˈɜːpɪtɹˌe‍ɪt], \p_ˈɜː_p_ɪ_t_ɹ_ˌeɪ_t]\

Definitions of PERPETRATE

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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To perform or commit (usually in a bad sense).

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Perpetration.
To perform; commit.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Perpetration.
To do, or carry through, in a bad sense; be guilty of.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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