perpetuate
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perpetuate
save, maintain, sustain; preserve from oblivion: perpetuate a little-known opera
Not to be confused with:
perpetrate – to commit: perpetrate a crime; to present or execute in a tasteless manner: perpetrate a poor performance
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per·pet·u·ate
(pər-pĕch′o͞o-āt′)tr.v. per·pet·u·at·ed, per·pet·u·at·ing, per·pet·u·ates
1. To cause to continue indefinitely; make perpetual.
2. To prolong the existence of; cause to be remembered: The new library will perpetuate its founder's great love of learning.
[Latin perpetuāre, perpetuāt-, from perpetuus, continuous; see perpetual.]
per·pet′u·ance, per·pet′u·a′tion n.
per·pet′u·a′tor n.
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perpetuate
(pəˈpɛtjʊˌeɪt)vb
(tr) to cause to continue or prevail: to perpetuate misconceptions.
[C16: from Latin perpetuāre to continue without interruption, from perpetuus perpetual]
perˌpetuˈation, perˈpetuance n
Usage: See at perpetrate
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per•pet•u•ate
(pərˈpɛtʃ uˌeɪt)v.t. -at•ed, -at•ing.
to make perpetual; preserve from extinction or oblivion.
[1520–30; < Latin perpetuātus, past participle of perpetuāre, derivative of perpetuus uninterrupted. See perpetual, -ate1]
per•pet`u•a′tion, n.
per•pet′u•a`tor, n.
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perpetuate
Past participle: perpetuated
Gerund: perpetuating
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Verb | 1. | perpetuate - cause to continue or prevail; "perpetuate a myth" eternize - cause to continue indefinitely |
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perpetuate
verb maintain, preserve, sustain, keep up, keep going, continue, keep alive, immortalize, eternalize This image is a myth perpetuated by the media.
end, forget, destroy, ignore, abolish, suppress, put an end to, stamp out see perpetrate
end, forget, destroy, ignore, abolish, suppress, put an end to, stamp out see perpetrate
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perpetuate
verbTo cause to last endlessly:
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perpetuate
vt → aufrechterhalten; memory → bewahren
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