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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pə^rˈpɛtʃʊeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɚˈpɛtʃuˌeɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pər pech′o̅o̅ āt′)

Inflections of 'perpetuate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

perpetuates: v 3rd person singular

perpetuating: v pres p

perpetuated: v past

perpetuated: v past p

per•pet•u•ate /pɚˈpɛtʃuˌeɪt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -at•ed, -at•ing.

to make perpetual:to perpetuate a myth.

per•pet•u•a•tion /pɚˌpɛtʃuˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]See -pet-.

per•pet•u•ate (pər pech′o̅o̅ āt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing.

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

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

per•pet′u•a•ble, adj.
per•pet′u•a′tor, n.

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perpetuate /pəˈpɛtjʊˌeɪt/ vb

(transitive) to cause to continue or prevail: to perpetuate misconceptions

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin perpetuāre to continue without interruption, from perpetuus perpetualperˌpetuˈation, perˈpetuance n USAGE: See perpetrate

'perpetuate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

perpetrate - artificial selection - bud mutation - eternize - germline insertion - immortalize

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Synonyms: keep sth going, keep sth alive, preserve, immortalize, immortalise, more...

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