Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To cause to continue indefinitely; make perpetual.
- v. To prolong the existence of; cause to be remembered: The new library will perpetuate its founder's great love of learning.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To make perpetual; cause to endure or to continue or be continued indefinitely; preserve from failure, extinction, or oblivion: as, to perpetuate the remembrance of a great event or of an illustrious character.
- Made perpetual; continued through the ages, or for an indefinite time; recurring continuously; continually repeated or reiterated.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To make perpetual; to cause to endure, or to be continued, indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; to eternize.
- adj. rare Made perpetual; perpetuated.
WordNet 3.0
- v. cause to continue or prevail
Etymologies
- Latin perpetuāre, perpetuāt-, from perpetuus, continuous; see perpetual. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“One of the great lies that President Obama continues to try to perpetuate is to say that”
“The problem with ransoms, of course, is that every time a ransom is paid it does kind of perpetuate the problem of piracy.”
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“I think the possibilities of a Blade Runner sequel story are endless and why not "perpetuate" possible rumors; it helps stimulate the imagination.”
“OpEdNews - Article: Politics and revolution merely "perpetuate" the Beast.”
“Promoted to Headline (H2) on 2/8/09: Politics and revolution merely "perpetuate" the Beast.”
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“Nothing could be more absurd since politics and religion suicidally "perpetuate" the problem.”
“In other words labor is part of the game of business, and one of the first goals of the game of business is to "perpetuate" the existence of the laborers themselves.”
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“His great anxiety was to "perpetuate," as well as to save, to the People of the World, the imperiled form of Popular Government, and assure to it”
“The 3-2 votes do kind of perpetuate a sense of voting for somebody who promised to do one thing and then, once elected, doing exactly the opposite of what they promised to do,”
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GRE Barrons Wordlist
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abase, abash, abate, abbreviate, abdicate, aberrant, aberration, abet, abeyance, abhor, abject, abjure and 4087 more...
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abase, abate, abdicate, aberrant, abeyance, abhor, abjure, abortive, abound, abrasive, abreast, abridge and 1577 more...
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voracious, indiscriminate, eminent, steeped, replete, abound, technology, prognosticate, automaton, matron, paradox, realm and 297 more...
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habituate, eventuate, accentuate, effectuate, perpetuate, exsanguinate, insinuate, evaluate, fluctuate, adequate, menstruate, disambiguate and 21 more...
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specious, disdainfully, vehemently, in lieu of, dismissive, perpetual, preposterous, impasse, fathom, conversely, repugnant, clogged and 142 more...
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laissez faire, propensity, punitive, explicit, whim, extenuating, distort, gross, grossly, hearsay, dispel, apprehensive and 113 more...
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veritable, facetious, nadir, quixotic, apropos, acquiesce, ostensible, insipid, egregious, inveterate, coax, adroit and 409 more...
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exonerate, incipient, disparate, morbid, engross, ebullient, predilection, propensity, allure, qualms, chastise, perpetuate and 111 more...
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cohesive, epitome, tempered, imply, prudent, sundry, sagest, agitation, giddy, disposition, inclination, gracious and 114 more...
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Fellow-Countrymen:
At this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office there is less occasion for an extended a...with all nations, among ourselves, a just and lastin..., cherish, achieve, to do all, for his widow and..., to care for him w..., to bind up the na..., let us strive on ..., with firmness in ..., with charity for all and 169 more...
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floccinaucinihili..., pneumonoultramicr..., bombastic, existentialistic, velocipede, aglet, anatomical snuffbox, wonk, tang, funambulist, quakebuttock, flews and 390 more...
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template, modal, sublingual, tandem, polycentric, septuagenarian, token, irrevocable, denotive, augural, aberrant, phlebotomy and 1188 more...
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pacifistic, pacify, palatable, palaver, palliate, pallid, palpable, pamper, panacea, pandemic, pandemonium, panegyric and 209 more...
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industrious, feckless, debunk, quintessence, loquacious, obsequious, laconic, plethora, lugubrious, serendipity, facetious, turgid and 261 more...
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