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
Sometimes there's nothing more satisfying to watch than a good con or, at least, watching how someone who has perpetrated one gets caught.
From Salon ● May 9, 2021
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
I don’t believe that in all his life he has perpetrated an obscure or insipid line; in fact, he could not become a bore, if he would.
From The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama by Augustin Filon
