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per·pet·u·ate

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–verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.

1.	to make perpetual.

2.	to preserve from extinction or oblivion: to perpetuate one's name.

[Origin: 1520–30; < L perpetuātus (ptp. of perpetuāre, deriv. of perpetuus uninterrupted). See perpetual, -ate¹

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per·pet·u·a·ble, adjective

per·pet·u·a·tion, per·pet·u·ance

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per·pet·u·a·tor, noun

—Synonyms 2. save, maintain, sustain.

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tr.v. per·pet·u·at·ed, per·pet·u·at·ing, per·pet·u·ates

To cause to continue indefinitely; make perpetual.
To prolong the existence of; cause to be remembered: The new library will perpetuate its founder's great love of learning.

[Latin perpetuāre, perpetuāt-, from perpetuus, continuous; see perpetual.]

per·pet'u·ance, per·pet'u·a'tion n., per·pet'u·a'tor n.

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