perpetrating

per·pe·trate

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pur-pi-treyt]
- /ˈpɜr pɪˌtreɪt/
- /ˈpɜː.pə.treɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pur-pi-treyt]
- /ˈpɜr pɪˌtreɪt/

Definitions of perpetrating word

verb with object perpetrating to commit: to perpetrate a crime. 1
verb with object perpetrating to present, execute, or do in a poor or tasteless manner: Who perpetrated this so-called comedy? 1

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Origin of perpetrating

First appearance:

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

1540-50; < Latin perpetrātus (past participle of perpetrāre to carry out, execute, perform), equivalent to per- per- + -petr- (combining form of patrāre to father, bring about; see pater) + -ā- theme vowel + -tus past participle suffix; see -ate1

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Parts of speech for Perpetrating

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Perpetrating

perpetrating popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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