perpetuated
Variant of perpetuate
per·petu·ate (pər pec̸h′o̵̅o̅ āt′)
transitive verb perpetuated -·at′ed, perpetuating -·at′·ing
Etymology: < L perpetuatus, pp. of perpetuare
Related Forms:
- perpetuation per·pet′ua′·tion noun
- perpetuator per·pet′ua′·tor noun
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It takes a certain brashness to attack the accepted economic legendsbut noneat all toperpetuatethem. So theyare perpetuated.
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