perpetrated

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Verb perpetrate has 1 sense

perpetrate, commit, pull - perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
--₁ is one way to act, move

Derived forms: noun perpetration₁, noun perpetrator₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something

Definitions from the Web

perpetrated

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1:

Definition: To commit or carry out (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action)

Example Sentence: The criminals perpetrated a series of robberies in the neighborhood.

Sense 2:

Definition: To be responsible for or do something perceived as negative or wrong

Example Sentence: The software bug was perpetrated by the careless programmer.

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