About The Word Perpetuate
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Perpetuate
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What's The Definition Of Perpetuate?
[v] cause to continue or prevail; "perpetuate a myth"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Perpetuate: Related Terms | Find terms related to Perpetuate: bolster | conserve | continue | embalm | eternalize | eternize | extend | freeze | hold | immortalize | keep | keep alive | keep fresh | keep going | keep on | keep up | lengthen | maintain | memorialize | monumentalize | perennialize | preserve | preserve from oblivion | prolong | protract | retain | secure | support | sustain See Also | bear on | carry on | continue | eternize | preserve | uphold Perpetuate In Webster's Dictionary \Per*pet"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perpetuated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Perpetuating}.] [L. perpetuatus, p. p. of
perpetuare to perpetuate. See {Perpetual}.]
To make perpetual; to cause to endure, or to be continued,
indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; to
eternize. --Addison. Burke.
\Per*pet"u*ate\, a. [L. perpetuatus, p. p.] Made perpetual; perpetuated. [R.] --Southey. |
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