PERPETUATE

perpetuate

(verb) cause to continue or prevail; “perpetuate a myth”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

perpetuate (third-person singular simple present perpetuates, present participle perpetuating, simple past and past participle perpetuated)

(transitive) To make perpetual; to preserve from extinction or oblivion.

(transitive) To prolong the existence of.

Adjective

perpetuate

Made perpetual; continued for an indefinite time.

Source: Wiktionary


Per*pet"u*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perpetuated; p. pr. & vb. n. Perpetuating.] Etym: [L. perpetuatus, p.p. of perpetuare to perpetuate. See Perpetual.]

Definition: 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. Etym: [L. perpetuatus, p.p.]

Definition: Made perpetual; perpetuated. [R.] Southey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

2 July 2024

CIRCULATE

(verb) move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point; “Blood circulates in my veins”; “The air here does not circulate”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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