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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