different between perpetrate vs perpetrator

English

Etymology

From Latin perpetratus, past participle of perpetrare (“to carry through”), from per (“through”) + patrare (“to perform”), akin to potis (“able”), potens (“powerful”); see potent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p??(?).p?.?t?e?t/

Verb

perpetrate (third-person singular simple present perpetrates, present participle perpetrating, simple past and past participle perpetrated)

1. (transitive) To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit.

Related terms

• perpetration
• perpetrator

Translations

Further reading

• perpetrate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• perpetrate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Italian

Verb

perpetrate

1. inflection of perpetrare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative
2. feminine plural of perpetrato

Latin

Verb

perpetr?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of perpetr?

English

Etymology

perpetrate +? -or

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p??(?).p?.?t?e?t.?(?)/

Noun

perpetrator (plural perpetrators)

1. One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.

Synonyms

• arrestee, prisoner
• (slang) perp, collar
• See also Thesaurus:criminal

Translations

Anagrams

• prêt-à-porter

Latin

Verb

perpetr?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of perpetr?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of perpetr?

References

• perpetrator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• perpetrator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette