- past tense form of perpetuate.
- past participle of perpetuate.
perpetuated
Americanadjective
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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.
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preserved from extinction or oblivion; kept alive.
Monuments are not only a cultural attraction, but the perpetuated memory of people and events.
verb
Other Word Forms
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
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Being adopted by a white family, only to be shunned by the Native community, perpetuated his lifelong feeling of being an outsider.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
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
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
Not only do fears of exclusion affect the well-being of adolescents, but so does the comparative culture perpetuated by social media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
Comrade Pillai, grateful for the misunderstanding, perpetuated it.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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