PERPETRATE

perpetrate, commit, pull

(verb) perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; “perpetrate a crime”; “pull a bank robbery”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

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

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

Source: Wiktionary

Per"pe*trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perpetrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Perpetrating.] Etym: [L. perpetratus, p.p. of perpetrare to effect, perpetrare; per + patrare to perform.]

Definition: To do or perform; to carry through; to execute, commonly in a bad sense; to commit (as a crime, an offense); to be guilty of; as, to perpetrate a foul deed. What the worst perpetrate, or best endure. Young.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition