Perpetrate vs. Perpetuate — What's the Difference?

Carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action)

Make (something) continue indefinitely

To be responsible for; commit

To cause to continue indefinitely; make perpetual.

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

To prolong the existence of; cause to be remembered

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.

Perpetual, or made perpetual; continued for an indefinite time.

Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation;

(transitive) To make (something) perpetual; to make (something) continue for an indefinite time; also, to preserve (something) from extinction or oblivion.

(law) To record (the testimony of a witness) which may be lost before a matter comes to trial.

(transitive) To prolong the existence of (something) by repetition; to reinforce.

To make perpetual; to cause to endure, or to be continued, indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; to eternize.

Made perpetual; perpetuated.

Cause to continue or prevail;