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Perpetuate

Perpetuate Meaning & Definition
Perpetuate Definition And Meaning

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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