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Definition of perpetuates - 2 dictionary results

per⋅pet⋅u⋅ate

  [per-pech-oo-eyt]
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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, -ate 1

Related forms:
per⋅pet⋅u⋅a⋅ble, adjective
per⋅pet⋅u⋅a⋅tion, per⋅pet⋅u⋅ance  [per-pech-oo-uhns] , noun
per⋅pet⋅u⋅a⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
2. save, maintain, sustain.
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per·pet·u·ate   (pər-pěch'ōō-āt')   
tr.v.   per·pet·u·at·ed, per·pet·u·at·ing, per·pet·u·ates
  1. To cause to continue indefinitely; make perpetual.
  2. 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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