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- Dictionaryperpetuation/pəˌpɛtʃʊˈeɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the continuation or preservation of a situation, idea, etc.: "we criticized the perpetuation of racial stereotypes"
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the act of causing something to continue, especially something harmful, or the fact of something harmful continuing: The lack of military action from other countries has contributed to the perpetuation of the civil war. The person who is telling the joke is being active in the perpetuation of racial stereotypes. See. perpetuate. Fewer examples.
noun. Synonyms. eternalize. immortalize. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of perpetuate in a Sentence. He perpetuates the myth that his house is haunted. Fears about an epidemic are being perpetuated by the media.
Perpetuation definition: the act of causing something to continue or go on happening. See examples of PERPETUATION used in a sentence.
When you make something last or keep it going as long as you can, that's perpetuation. The perpetuation of your childhood memories is helped by looking at old photographs.
the act of causing something to continue, especially something harmful, or the fact of something harmful continuing: The lack of military action from other countries has contributed to the perpetuation of the civil war. The person who is telling the joke is being active in the perpetuation of racial stereotypes. See. perpetuate. Fewer examples.
to cause something to continue: The movie perpetuates stereotypes of small-town life. (Definition of perpetuate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of perpetuate.
Perpetuate definition: to enable or allow the continuation of into the future; keep alive (used most often in reference to something considered harmful or false). See examples of PERPETUATE used in a sentence.
1. To cause to continue indefinitely; make perpetual. 2. To prolong the existence of; cause to be remembered: The new library will perpetuate its founder's great love of learning. [Latin perpetuāre, perpetuāt-, from perpetuus, continuous; see perpetual .] per·pet′u·ance, per·pet′u·a′tion n. per·pet′u·a′tor n.
Definition of perpetuation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Be careful not to confuse perpetuate with perpetrate. Although they differ in spelling by only one letter, they differ greatly in meaning. If you perpetuate something, you help it last. Perpetrate, on the other hand, means to commit a criminal act.
