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per·pet·u·ate

[per-pech-oo-eyt]
verb (used with object), per·pet·u·at·ed, per·pet·u·at·ing.
1.
to make perpetual.
2.
to preserve from extinction or oblivion: to perpetuate one's name.

Origin:
1520–30; < Latin perpetuātus (past participle of perpetuāre, derivative of perpetuus uninterrupted). See perpetual, -ate1

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
non·per·pet·u·ance, noun
non·per·pet·u·a·tion, noun
un·per·pet·u·a·ble, adjective
un·per·pet·u·at·ed, adjective
un·per·pet·u·at·ing, adjective

perpetrate, perpetuate.


2. save, maintain, sustain.
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perpetuate (pəˈpɛtjʊˌeɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(tr) to cause to continue or prevail: to perpetuate misconceptions
 
[C16: from Latin perpetuāre to continue without interruption, from perpetuusperpetual]
 
 
perpetu'ation
 
n

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perpetuate
1520s, from pp. stem of L. perpetuare, from perpetuus (see perpetual).
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