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See Also:

• past tense form of perpetuate.
• past participle of perpetuate.

perpetuated

American  

[per-pech-oo-ey-tid] / pərˈpɛtʃ uˌeɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. constantly circulated or repeated, practiced, carried on, etc..

   The media certainly profits from the perpetuated myth that skinny equals healthy.

   Illiteracy can cause a perpetuated cycle of poverty and low quality of life.

2. preserved from extinction or oblivion; kept alive.

   Monuments are not only a cultural attraction, but the perpetuated memory of people and events.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of perpetuate.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• unperpetuated
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of perpetuated

First recorded in 1610–20; perpetuate + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; perpetuate + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

There is a bizarre universe built around the prestige and untouchability of the court that is first and foremost perpetuated by the people on the court.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

The Church Committee stopped short of concluding that Cointelpro deliberately perpetuated extremism, but its report made clear that blurring the line between monitoring and participation might have encouraged informants to keep the activity going.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

This dark attitudes perpetuated on Whatever and its red-pill ilk can become a self-fulfilling prophecy, exacerbating the male loneliness crisis.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025

“Defendant’s lies to the victim clients perpetuated Girardi’s theft in real time.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

The error will be perpetuated for decades in books and even a movie.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Related Words

• bolster
• maintain
• preserve