Perpetuate
[pə'petʃʊeɪt;-tjʊ-] or [pɚ'pɛtʃuet]
Definition
(verb.) cause to continue or prevail; 'perpetuate a myth'.
Typed by Evangeline--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To make perpetual; to cause to endure, or to be continued, indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; to eternize.
(a.) Made perpetual; perpetuated.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Eternize, make perpetual.
Typist: Toni
Definition
v.t. to make perpetual: to cause to last for ever or for a very long time: to preserve from extinction or oblivion.—adj. Perpet′ūable capable of being perpetuated.—n. Perpet′uance the act of making perpetual.—adjs. Perpet′uāte -d made perpetual: continued for an indefinite time.—n. Perpetuā′tion act of perpetuating or preserving from oblivion: preservation for ever or for a very long time; Perpetū′ity state of being perpetual: endless time: duration for an indefinite period: something lasting for ever: the sum paid for a perpetual annuity: the annuity itself.
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Examples
- It would be quite possible for a narrowly conceived scheme of vocational education to perpetuate this division in a hardened form. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- I believe your intention is to perpetuate, and not to weaken, the ties between me and my other and far dearer self. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- She felt an intense longing to prolong, to perpetuate, the momentary exaltation of her spirit. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- It is the aim of progressive education to take part in correcting unfair privilege and unfair deprivation, not to perpetuate them. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Why does a savage group perpetuate savagery, and a civilized group civilization? John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- This unhappy marriage of mine to be perpetuated in that child's name! Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- And if you have a Tudor house and old, beautiful furniture, it is only the past perpetuated on top of you, horrible. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It was not until 1828 that he published his conviction that the same forms have not been perpetuated since the origin of all things. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- And if you have a perfect modern house done for you by Poiret, it is something else perpetuated on top of you. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- By perpetuating the consequences of his ignorant and blind obstinacy. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
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