perpetrate

verb

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

   “perpetrate a murder”

   “What Polina is good for is to fall head over ears in love. That is MY opinion. Look at her—especially when she is sitting alone, and plunged in thought. All this was pre-ordained and foretold, and is accursed. Polina could perpetrate any mad act. She—she—But who called me by name?" I broke off.”