perpetrate
verb (used with object)
to commit.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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Your sentiment isn't a new one, parents, teachers and the media have been perpetrating that violent video games lead to this numbing that you suggest.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2018