perpetrate

verb

ˈpər-pə-ˌtrāt How to pronounce perpetrate (audio)
Definition of perpetratenext
as in to perform
to carry through (as a process) to completion the anonymity of the Web allows pranksters to perpetrate their hoaxes with impunity

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Recent Examples of perpetrate Netanyahu then got to the heart of the lies perpetrated against the only democracy in the region. — Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026 Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother is designed as an action flick as well as a portrait of a family dealing with tragedy and an insider’s look at an insular community that mocks harmful stereotypes without perpetrating them. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026 Its point was not that evil is banal, but rather that those who perpetrate it are. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026 Flanagan isn’t quite happy with the bucket drop, perpetrated by Carrie’s chief bully Chris Hargensen (Alison Thornton). — Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for perpetrate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetrate
  1. perform
  2. accomplish
  3. execute
  4. fulfill
  5. achieve
  6. do
  7. make
  8. implement
Verb
  • Her wife, poet Megan Falley, performs with the Chicago Philharmonic.
    — Web Behrens, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The Nasdaq-style Star50 index, set up by Xi to help finance China’s high-tech transformation, has been one of the world’s worst- performing tech gauges this year.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of perform
Verb
  • But OpenAI also beefed up its own agents this year by launching its Codex coding app in February and ChatGPT Work agent in July for accomplishing multistep tasks like writing a brief or analysis.
    — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Think of what a lone honeybee or termite can accomplish compared to a colony of them.
    — Noah Giansiracusa, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of accomplish
Verb
  • The people responsible for executing must have clarity about what changes, who is responsible, what resources are required, how their actions will be measured and when.
    — Maureen Metcalf, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The failure to execute Pike also upset Slemmer’s family, who said the attention on Pike’s condition has taken attention away from the victim.
    — Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of execute
Verb
  • Orders reflect current demand, while sales represent past demand that's been fulfilled — and investors are always looking toward the future.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The Alaska Supreme Court ruled this summer that the second candidate fulfilled all legal requirements to stay on.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of fulfill
Verb
  • Fusion reactions can occur below them; the challenge is achieving a sufficiently high reaction rate while controlling energy losses.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Gartner reported that organizations regularly adjusting their change plans in response to employee feedback were four times more likely to achieve successful change.
    — Jason Richmond, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of achieve
Verb
  • However, the touchdown did little to change the outcome as Liberty secured a 49-10 victory.
    — Alejandro Hernandez, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026
  • When Queen did Flash Gordon in 1980, that was something genuinely new — a rock band scoring an entire film.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of do
Verb
  • Becerra played it safe with reporters, sidestepping a question about why his party hadn’t made a bigger dent in California’s affordability crisis after 16 years in the governor’s office.
    — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
  • By reducing delays in transferring and interpreting images, researchers estimate CLARKE could help emergency managers make decisions roughly a day earlier.
    — Zoë Schiffer, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of make
Verb
  • West Point implemented a rule in early 2025 that sought to bar civilian and military professors from publishing papers, speaking at conferences or appearing on podcasts without seeking approval from superiors.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Negotiations with those governors will be another challenge for Lula, who will need cooperation at the state level to implement his policies.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of implement

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“Perpetrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetrate. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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