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perpetrate, perpetuate
perpetrate (PUR pi trayt") (verb)
To bring about, to commit a crime, to impose a hoax: The police will try to find out who could perpetrate such an offence in the quiet neighborhood.
perpetuate (puhr PECH oo ayt") (verb)
To cause to last a long time or indefinitely; to preserve from oblivion: By writing a biography, William tried to perpetuate the memory of his parents and their ordeals as pioneers living in the desert.
Unless the criminal is caught, he or she will continue to perpetrate more crimes which tend to perpetuate more fear in the community.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group P; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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perpetuate (verb), perpetuates; perpetuated; perpetuating
1. To make something; such as, a situation or process, to continue, especially something that is wrong, unfair, or dangerous: "The current economic policy that is being proposed by the politicians only serves to perpetuate the divide between the rich and the poor."
2. To cause something to continue indefinitely; to make a situation perpetual.
3. To prolong the existence of; to cause to be remembered: "Building the new library will perpetuate the resources needed for people to enhance their learning." 4. To preserve or make testimony available for later use at a legal trial by means of deposition; especially, when the evidence so gathered would be otherwise unavailable or lost.
5. To preserve from extinction or oblivion.
2. To cause something to continue indefinitely; to make a situation perpetual.
3. To prolong the existence of; to cause to be remembered: "Building the new library will perpetuate the resources needed for people to enhance their learning." 4. To preserve or make testimony available for later use at a legal trial by means of deposition; especially, when the evidence so gathered would be otherwise unavailable or lost.
5. To preserve from extinction or oblivion.