perpetuate

[per-pech-oo-eyt]

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verb (used with object), per·pet·u·at·ed, per·pet·u·at·ing.

to make perpetual.
to preserve from extinction or oblivion: to perpetuate one's name.

Origin of perpetuate

First recorded in 1520–30, perpetuate is from the Latin word perpetuātus (past participle of perpetuāre, derivative of perpetuus uninterrupted). See perpetual, -ate¹

Related formsper·pet·u·a·ble, adjectiveper·pet·u·a·tion, per·pet·u·ance

[per-pech-oo-uhns] /pərˈpɛtʃ u əns/, nounper·pet·u·a·tor, nounnon·per·pet·u·ance, nounnon·per·pet·u·a·tion, nounun·per·pet·u·a·ble, adjectiveun·per·pet·u·at·ed, adjectiveun·per·pet·u·at·ing, adjective

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Synonyms

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2. save, maintain, sustain.

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Examples from the Web for perpetuate

Contemporary Examples

In Paris, a new generation of entrepreneurs are launching initiatives to perpetuate the Yiddish way of life.
Paris's Nouveau Yiddish Culture
Laurent David Samama
September 3, 2014
Unused funds, sitting idle, do nothing to perpetuate the cycle of support that America relies on.
Ex-Politicians Keeping $100 Million in Private Slush Funds
Dave Levinthal, Center for Public Integrity
May 22, 2014
But religion also compels us to fight the unjust, prejudiced systems that cause and perpetuate that misfortune.
Believers Must Fight for Gay Teens
Gene Robinson
May 18, 2014
But it serves no one to perpetuate the idea that parenting is supposed to be an agonizing and thankless slog.
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Andy Hinds
April 18, 2014
The look is topped off with a floral headband and a set of mittens, to perpetuate the holiday theme.
Ralph Lauren Child Model, From Roadside to Runway
Claire Stern
May 23, 2013

Historical Examples

As long as you keep that promise, you perpetuate that wrong.
The Mystery of Murray Davenport
Robert Neilson Stephens
Mr. Arundel was aware of the tradition, and he desired to perpetuate it.
A Singer from the Sea
Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
By what power do the Mormons perpetuate their system of polygamy?
The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV
Various
The Royal House ought to be grateful to me:—I am helping to perpetuate it.
Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess
Henry W. Fischer
His attitude, as I drove up, was one which Hunt would have delighted to perpetuate.
Frank Fairlegh
Frank E. Smedley

British Dictionary definitions for perpetuate

perpetuate

verb

(tr) to cause to continue or prevailto perpetuate misconceptions

Derived Formsperpetuation, noun

Word Origin

C16: from Latin perpetuāre to continue without interruption, from perpetuus perpetual

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Word Origin and History for perpetuate

v.

1520s, a back-formation from perpetuation or else from Latin perpetuatus, past participle of perpetuare "to make perpetual," from perpetuus (see perpetual). Related: Perpetuated; Perpetuating.

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Examples from the Web for perpetuate

Contemporary Examples

In Paris, a new generation of entrepreneurs are launching initiatives to perpetuate the Yiddish way of life.

Unused funds, sitting idle, do nothing to perpetuate the cycle of support that America relies on.

But religion also compels us to fight the unjust, prejudiced systems that cause and perpetuate that misfortune.

But it serves no one to perpetuate the idea that parenting is supposed to be an agonizing and thankless slog.

The look is topped off with a floral headband and a set of mittens, to perpetuate the holiday theme.

Historical Examples

As long as you keep that promise, you perpetuate that wrong.

Mr. Arundel was aware of the tradition, and he desired to perpetuate it.

By what power do the Mormons perpetuate their system of polygamy?

The Royal House ought to be grateful to me:—I am helping to perpetuate it.

His attitude, as I drove up, was one which Hunt would have delighted to perpetuate.

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Word Origin

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Word Origin and History for perpetuate

v.

Origin of perpetuate