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