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Perpetrate

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.

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Act 76% connected

That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Move 76% connected

To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Make 76% connected

A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Recommit 76% connected

To commit again; to give back into keeping; specifically, to refer again to a committee; as, to recommit a bill to the same committee.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Commission 74% connected

The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Commission 74% connected

The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of perpetrating.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Perpetration 74% connected

The act of perpetrating; a doing; -- commonly used of doing something wrong, as a crime.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Perpetration 74% connected

The act of perpetrating; a doing; -- commonly used of doing something wrong, as a crime.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Commit 92% connected

To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to intrust; to consign; -- used with to, unto.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Pull 92% connected

To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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