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Thesaurus: perpetrate

To do or perform; to carry through; to execute, commonly in a bad sense; to commit (as a crime, an offense); to be guilty of; as, to perpetrate a foul deed.

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  1. v. t. To do or perform; to carry through; to execute, commonly in a bad sense; to commit (as a crime, an offense); to be guilty of; as, to perpetrate a foul deed.
  2. v. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
  3. To do or perform; to carry through; to execute, commonly in a bad sense; to commit (as a crime, an offense); to be guilty of; as, to perpetrate a foul deed. What the worst perpetrate, or best endure. Young.
  4. To do or perform; to carry through; to execute, commonly in abad sense; to commit (as a crime, an offense); to be guilty of; as,to perpetrate a foul deed.What the worst perpetrate, or best endure. Young.
  5. v:100 v. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation