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perpetrating

perpetrating is the present participle and gerund of perpetrate.

Meaning of perpetrate

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.
    • perpetrate a murder

Questions about perpetrating

What is perpetrating the present participle and gerund of?
Perpetrating is the present participle and gerund of perpetrate.

Words near perpetrating in the dictionary

  1. perpetia
  2. perpetrable
  3. perpetrate
  4. perpetrated
  5. perpetrates
  6. perpetrating
  7. perpetration
  8. perpetrations
  9. perpetrator
  10. perpetratorhood
  11. perpetratorhoods

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