释义
[ per-pech -oo-eyt ] SHOW IPA
/ pərˈpɛtʃ uˌeɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), per·pet·u·at·ed, per·pet·u·at·ing. to make perpetual.
to preserve from extinction or oblivion: to perpetuate one's name.
Origin of perpetuate First recorded in 1520–30, perpetuate is from the Latin word perpetuātus (past participle of perpetuāre, derivative of perpetuus uninterrupted). See perpetual, -ate1
SYNONYMS FOR perpetuate 2 save, maintain, sustain.
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OTHER WORDS FROM perpetuate per·pet·u·a·ble, adjective per·pet·u·a·tion, per·pet·u·ance [per-pech -oo-uh ns], /pərˈpɛtʃ u əns/, noun per·pet·u·a·tor, noun non·per·pet·u·ance, noun non·per·pet·u·a·tion, noun un·per·pet·u·a·ble, adjective un·per·pet·u·at·ed, adjective un·per·pet·u·at·ing, adjective
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH perpetuate perpetrate, perpetuate Words nearby perpetuate perpetual debenture, perpetual inventory, perpetually, perpetual motion, perpetual-motion machine, perpetuate , perpetuity, perphenazine, Perpignan, perplex, perplexed
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Example sentences from the Web for perpetuate In Paris, a new generation of entrepreneurs are launching initiatives to perpetuate the Yiddish way of life.
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Unused funds, sitting idle, do nothing to perpetuate the cycle of support that America relies on.
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But religion also compels us to fight the unjust, prejudiced systems that cause and perpetuate that misfortune.
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But it serves no one to perpetuate the idea that parenting is supposed to be an agonizing and thankless slog.
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The look is topped off with a floral headband and a set of mittens, to perpetuate the holiday theme.
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They ought to be treated with life-long sequestration in asylums (p. 135), and rigidly forbidden to perpetuate the species.
A Problem in Modern Ethics | John Addington Symonds
It was my hope that heirs of my body would live to perpetuate this pride—this work of mine.
The Light of Scarthey | Egerton Castle
This law is "rooted in the unconscious law of life which bids us perpetuate our kind; which guards over the conservation of life."
What a Young Husband Ought to Know | Sylvanus Stall
It operates not to perpetuate the forces which produced it but to modify and redirect them.
Human Nature and Conduct | John Dewey
There is nothing more worthy than the desire to perpetuate the good.
Living for the Best | James G. K. McClure
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British Dictionary definitions for perpetuate verb (tr) to cause to continue or prevail to perpetuate misconceptions
Derived forms of perpetuate perpetuation , noun Word Origin for perpetuate C16: from Latin perpetuāre to continue without interruption, from perpetuus perpetual
undefined perpetuate See perpetrate
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Words related to perpetuate preserve, bolster, maintain, immortalize, secure, eternalize, support, keep, eternize, continue, sustain, conserve, keep up