perpetuate
to enable or allow the continuation of into the future; keep alive (used most often in reference to something considered harmful or false):Social media played a significant role in perpetuating political divisions.Vines obscured a plaque intended to perpetuate her memory.
to preserve from extinction or oblivion: to perpetuate one's name;perpetuate the species.
Origin of perpetuate
1Other words for perpetuate
Other words from perpetuate
- per·pet·u·a·ble, adjective
- per·pet·u·a·tion [per-pech-oo-ey-shuhn], /pərˌpɛtʃ uˈeɪ ʃən/, per·pet·u·ance [per-pech-oo-uhns], /pərˈpɛtʃ u əns/, noun
- per·pet·u·a·tor, noun
- un·per·pet·u·a·ble, adjective
- un·per·pet·u·at·ing, adjective
Words that may be confused with perpetuate
- perpetrate, perpetuate
Words Nearby perpetuate
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How to use perpetuate in a sentence
I should add that by perpetuating lies that have led to the deaths of hundreds of thousands and by promoting lies that have undermined democracy, Fox is actively complicit in this.
The MAGA Movement’s a Bigger Threat to America Than the Taliban | David Rothkopf | August 26, 2021 | The Daily BeastWith the Better Common Names Project, the ESA now prohibits names perpetuating negative stereotypes, and welcomes public input about which names to change next.
Racism lurks in names given to plants and animals. That’s starting to change | Jaime Chambers | August 25, 2021 | Science NewsBy focusing on Google above all else, we perpetuate a cycle that overlooks the value that smaller competitors might be offering and keeps the search behemoth at the top.
The shifting sands of SERPs; Tuesday’s daily brief | George Nguyen | August 24, 2021 | Search Engine LandBy focusing on Google above all else, we perpetuate a cycle that disenfranchises smaller competitors and keeps the search behemoth at the top.
The case for advertising on search engines other than Google | John Smith | August 23, 2021 | Search Engine LandSuch treatment brings with it pain and perpetuates intolerance.
Former PFLAG president Paulette Goodman dies at 88 | Lou Chibbaro Jr. | August 16, 2021 | Washington Blade
And while some sex workers turn to advocacy groups, even rape support organizations sometimes perpetuate stigma.
In Paris, a new generation of entrepreneurs are launching initiatives to perpetuate the Yiddish way of life.
Unused funds, sitting idle, do nothing to perpetuate the cycle of support that America relies on.
Ex-Politicians Keeping $100 Million in Private Slush Funds | Dave Levinthal, Center for Public Integrity | May 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut religion also compels us to fight the unjust, prejudiced systems that cause and perpetuate that misfortune.
But it serves no one to perpetuate the idea that parenting is supposed to be an agonizing and thankless slog.
Ad's Message to Moms: If You Don’t Think Parenting Sucks, You’re Doing it Wrong | Andy Hinds | April 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is a very laudable spirit on the part of a dying man to wish to—ah—perpetuate these old English names.
First Plays | A. A. MilneI think this is a wicked, wicked war, waged to perpetuate slavery and to destroy the Union.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnBy perpetrating an act of injustice, which would perpetuate agitation.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanWhat he wanted was to gain time, and perpetuate the war, even though waging an unequal contest.
The Border Rifles | Gustave AimardThat the animals selected for breed, should unite in themselves all the good qualities we wish to perpetuate in the offspring.
Domestic Animals | Richard L. Allen
British Dictionary definitions for perpetuate
/ (pəˈpɛtjʊˌeɪt) /
(tr) to cause to continue or prevail: to perpetuate misconceptions
Origin of perpetuate
1perpetuate
Derived forms of perpetuate
- perpetuation, noun
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