Perpetuate Definition

pər-pĕcho͝o-āt
perpetuated, perpetuates, perpetuating
verb
To make perpetual; cause to continue or be remembered; preserve from oblivion.
Webster's New World
To prolong the existence of; cause to be remembered.
The new library will perpetuate its founder's great love of learning.
American Heritage

To prolong the existence of.

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Origin of Perpetuate

  • Latin perpetuāre perpetuāt- from perpetuus continuous perpetual

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Perpetuate Sentence Examples

  • Nations are possessed with an insane ambition to perpetuate the memory of themselves by the amount of hammered stone they leave.

  • But there could be little guarantee that later generations would perpetuate the cult.

  • Again, they perpetuate the traditions of the Achaemenid Empire.

  • To perpetuate and multiply the choicer varieties, peaches and nectarines are budded upon plum or almond stocks.

  • For the purpose of ensuring peace an expensive diplomacy is maintained by all states, and to perpetuate it treaties are entered into by states with one another.

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