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View usage for: (pəʳpetʃueɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense perpetuates, present participle perpetuating, past tense, past participle perpetuatedverbIf someone or something perpetuates a situation, system, or belief, especially a bad one, they cause it to continue. We must not perpetuate the religious divisions of the past. [VERB noun] This image is a myth perpetuated by the media. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: maintain, preserve, sustain, keep up More Synonyms of perpetuate perpetuation (pəʳpetʃueɪʃən) singular noun The perpetuation of nuclear deployments is morally unacceptable. [+ of] perpetuate in British English (pəˈpɛtjʊˌeɪt) verb(transitive) to cause to continue or prevail to perpetuate misconceptions ▶ USAGE See note at perpetrateDerived forms perpetuation (perˌpetuˈation) or perpetuance (perˈpetuance) noun Word origin C16: from Latin perpetuāre to continue without interruption, from perpetuus perpetualperpetuate in American English (pərˈpɛtʃuˌeɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: perˈpetuˌated or perˈpetuˌating to make perpetual; cause to continue or be remembered; preserve from oblivion Derived forms perpetuation (perˌpetuˈation) noun perpetuator (perˈpetuˌator) noun Word origin < L perpetuatus, pp. of perpetuareExamples of 'perpetuate' in a sentenceperpetuate In other languagesperpetuate British English: perpetuate VERB If someone or something perpetuates a situation, system, or belief, especially a bad one, they cause it to continue. We must not perpetuate the social divisions of the past. - American English: perpetuate
- Brazilian Portuguese: perpetuar
- Chinese: 使继续 >尤指不好的情形、体系或信仰
- European Spanish: perpetuar
- French: perpétuer
- German: bewahren
- Italian: perpetuare
- Japanese: 永続させる
- Korean: 영속시키다
- European Portuguese: perpetuar
- Latin American Spanish: perpetuar
Definition to cause to continue This image is a myth perpetuated by the media. Synonyms keep up keep going continue keep alive eternalize Opposites end , forget , destroy , ignore , abolish , suppress , put an end to , stamp out Additional synonymsSynonyms go on, reach, project, extend, prolong, lengthen, draw out Definition to give everlasting fame to The town was immortalized in the famous story of Dracula. Synonyms commemorate, celebrate, perpetuate, glorify, enshrine, exalt, memorialize, solemnize, apotheosize, eternalize, eternize Definition to maintain We will do everything we can to preserve peace. Synonyms maintain, keep, continue, retain, sustain, keep up, prolong, uphold, conserve, perpetuate, keep alive Additional synonymsDefinition to maintain or continue for a period of time He has sustained his fierce social conscience. Synonyms maintain, continue, keep up, prolong, keep going, keep alive, protract |