perpetuate

[ per-pech-oo-eyt ]

/ pərˈpɛtʃ uˌeɪt /

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

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

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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

SYNONYMS FOR perpetuate

2 save, maintain, sustain.

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per·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, noun

non·per·pet·u·a·tion, nounun·per·pet·u·a·ble, adjectiveun·per·pet·u·at·ed, adjectiveun·per·pet·u·at·ing, adjective

Can be confusedperpetrate perpetuate

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Examples from the Web for perpetuate

In Paris, a new generation of entrepreneurs are launching initiatives to perpetuate the Yiddish way of life.
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Unused funds, sitting idle, do nothing to perpetuate the cycle of support that America relies on.
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But religion also compels us to fight the unjust, prejudiced systems that cause and perpetuate that misfortune.
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But it serves no one to perpetuate the idea that parenting is supposed to be an agonizing and thankless slog.
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The look is topped off with a floral headband and a set of mittens, to perpetuate the holiday theme.
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They ought to be treated with life-long sequestration in asylums (p. 135), and rigidly forbidden to perpetuate the species.
A Problem in Modern Ethics|John Addington Symonds
It was my hope that heirs of my body would live to perpetuate this pride—this work of mine.
The Light of Scarthey|Egerton Castle
This law is "rooted in the unconscious law of life which bids us perpetuate our kind; which guards over the conservation of life."
What a Young Husband Ought to Know|Sylvanus Stall
It operates not to perpetuate the forces which produced it but to modify and redirect them.
Human Nature and Conduct|John Dewey
There is nothing more worthy than the desire to perpetuate the good.
Living for the Best|James G. K. McClure

British Dictionary definitions for perpetuate

perpetuate

/ (pəˈpɛtjʊˌeɪt) /

verb

(tr) to cause to continue or prevailto perpetuate misconceptions

Derived Formsperpetuation, noun

Word Origin for perpetuate

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

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Word Origin and History for perpetuate

perpetuate

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.

perpetuate

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

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perpetuate

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