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- Dictionaryperpetuate/pəˈpɛtʃʊeɪt/
verb
- 1. make (something) continue indefinitely: "the confusion was perpetuated through inadvertence"
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PERPETUATE definition: 1. to cause something to continue: 2. to cause something to continue: 3. to cause something to…. Learn more.
perpetuate: [verb] to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely.
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.
PERPETUATE meaning: 1. to cause something to continue: 2. to cause something to continue: 3. to cause something to…. Learn more.
perpetuate: 1 v cause to continue or prevail “ perpetuate a myth” Types: eternize cause to continue indefinitely Type of: bear on , carry on , continue , preserve , uphold keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
To cause to continue or prevail.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
to make something such as a bad situation, a belief, etc. continue for a long time. perpetuate something to perpetuate injustice; Comics tend to perpetuate the myth that ‘boys don't cry’.
2. To prolong the existence of; cause to be remembered: The new library will perpetuate its founder's great love of learning.
PERPETUATE definition: to make something continue, especially something bad: . Learn more.
Jun 2, 2024 · If vvitneſſes to a diſputable fact are old and infirm, it is very uſual to file a bill to perpetuate the teſtimony of thoſe vvitneſſes, although no ſuit is depending; for, it may be, a man's antagoniſt only vvaits for the death of ſome of them to begin his ſuit. This is moſt frequent vvhen lands are deviſed by vvill avvay from the heir at lavv; and the deviſee, in order to ...
