Perpetrate vs. Perpetuate

Perpetrateverb

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

Perpetrateverb

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.

Perpetrateverb

perform an act, usually with a negative connotation;

Perpetrateverb

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

Perpetuateverb

(transitive) To make perpetual; to preserve from extinction or oblivion.

Perpetuateverb

(transitive) To prolong the existence of.

Perpetuateadjective

Made perpetual; continued for an indefinite time.

Perpetuateverb

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

Perpetuateadjective

Made perpetual; perpetuated.

Perpetuateverb

cause to continue or prevail;

Perpetuateverb

make (something) continue indefinitely