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perpetuate (verb)

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  • perpetuate — ► VERB ▪ cause to continue indefinitely. DERIVATIVES perpetuation noun perpetuator noun. ORIGIN Latin perpetuare make permanent …   English terms dictionary

  • perpetuate — verb ADVERB ▪ just, merely, only, simply ▪ Giving these events a lot of media coverage merely perpetuates the problem. ▪ thereby VERB + PERPETUATE …   Collocations dictionary

  • perpetuate — per·pet·u·ate /pər pe chə ˌwāt/ vt at·ed, at·ing: to preserve or make available (testimony) for later use at a trial by means of deposition esp. when the evidence so gathered would be otherwise unavailable or lost ◇ Courts will not allow the… …   Law dictionary

  • perpetuate — verb must you perpetuate these stupid myths? Syn: keep alive, keep going, preserve, conserve, sustain, maintain, continue, extend, carry on, keep up, prolong; immortalize, commemorate, memorialize, eternalize …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • perpetuate — verb a) To make something perpetual. b) To prolong the existence of something …   Wiktionary

  • perpetuate — verb (T) to make something continue to exist for a long time: an education system that perpetuates the divisions in our society perpetuation noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • perpetuate — UK [pə(r)ˈpetʃueɪt] / US [pərˈpetʃueɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms perpetuate : present tense I/you/we/they perpetuate he/she/it perpetuates present participle perpetuating past tense perpetuated past participle perpetuated to make something… …   English dictionary

  • perpetuate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin perpetuatus, past participle of perpetuare, from perpetuus Date: 1530 to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely < perpetuate the species > • perpetuation noun • perpetuator noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • perpetuate — per|pet|u|ate [ pər petʃueıt ] verb transitive to make something such as a situation or process continue, especially one that is wrong, unfair, or dangerous: Current economic policy only serves to perpetuate the divide between the rich and the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • perpetuate — [[t]pə(r)pe̱tʃueɪt[/t]] perpetuates, perpetuating, perpetuated VERB If someone or something perpetuates a situation, system, or belief, especially a bad one, they cause it to continue. [V n] We must not perpetuate the religious divisions of the… …   English dictionary

  • perpetuate — [pə pɛtʃʊeɪt, tjʊ ] verb cause to continue indefinitely. Derivatives perpetuance noun perpetuation noun perpetuator noun Origin C16: from L. perpetuat , perpetuare make permanent , from perpetuus (see …   English new terms dictionary

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