perpetrate
verb (used with object)
to commit.
has perpetrated
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present perfectof perpetrate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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If they’re innocent, Britain’s state has perpetrated a gross injustice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
This is in fact the second horrifying engagement the series has perpetrated.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2022
None of his clients has perpetrated crimes against him or his family, he said.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2018
Here are instances of North Korea claiming conspiracies against it, alongside evidence of actions the North itself has perpetrated.
From Seattle Times ● May 5, 2017
It would not do for them to know that such a wild and reckless act as Kitty Malone has perpetrated should be passed over without a severe punishment.
From Wild Kitty by L. T. Meade
