Perpetrate

  • 81massacre — n. to carry out, perpetrate a massacre * * * [ mæsəkə] perpetrate a massacre to carry out …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 82father — [OE] Father is the English representative of a general Indo European family of words for ‘male parent’. Its ancestor is Indo European pətér, which probably originated (like the words for ‘mother’, and indeed like English daddy and papa and Welsh… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 83perpetrator — 1560s, from L.L. perpetrator, agent noun of perpetrare (see PERPETRATE (Cf. perpetrate)) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 84perpetuate — [pə pɛtʃʊeɪt, tjʊ ] verb cause to continue indefinitely. Derivatives perpetuance noun perpetuation noun perpetuator noun Origin C16: from L. perpetuat , perpetuare make permanent , from perpetuus (see …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 85fraud — An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance upon it to part with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right. A false representation of a matter of fact, whether by words or by conduct …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 86fraud — An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose of inducing another in reliance upon it to part with some valuable thing belonging to him or to surrender a legal right. A false representation of a matter of fact, whether by words or by conduct …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 87father — [OE] Father is the English representative of a general Indo European family of words for ‘male parent’. Its ancestor is Indo European pətér, which probably originated (like the words for ‘mother’, and indeed like English daddy and papa and Welsh… …

    Word origins

  • 88per´pe|tra´tor — per|pe|trate «PUR puh trayt», verb, trat|ed, trat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to do or commit (a crime, fraud, trick, or anything bad or foolish): »The two thieves perpetrated the robbery of the jewelry store. 2 …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 89per´pe|tra´tion — per|pe|trate «PUR puh trayt», verb, trat|ed, trat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to do or commit (a crime, fraud, trick, or anything bad or foolish): »The two thieves perpetrated the robbery of the jewelry store. 2 …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 90per|pe|trate — «PUR puh trayt», verb, trat|ed, trat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to do or commit (a crime, fraud, trick, or anything bad or foolish): »The two thieves perpetrated the robbery of the jewelry store. 2 …

    Useful english dictionary