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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024per•pet•u•ate /pɚˈpɛtʃuˌeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -at•ed, -at•ing. - to make perpetual:to perpetuate a myth.
per•pet•u•a•tion /pɚˌpɛtʃuˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -pet-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024per•pet•u•ate (pər pech′o̅o̅ āt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing. - to make perpetual.
- to preserve from extinction or oblivion:to perpetuate one's name.
- Latin perpetuātus (past participle of perpetuāre, derivative of perpetuus uninterrupted). See perpetual, -ate1
- 1520–30;
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged save, maintain, sustain.
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