perpetuate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb cause to continue or prevail
    • perpetuate a myth

WordNet

Per*pet"u*ate transitive verb
Etymology
L. perpetuatus, p.p. of perpetuare to perpetuate. See Perpetual.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Perpetuated ; present participle & verbal noun Perpetuating
Definitions
  1. To make perpetual; to cause to endure, or to be continued, indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; to eternize. Addison. Burke.
Per*pet"u*ate adjective
Etymology
L. perpetuatus, p.p.
Definitions
  1. Made perpetual; perpetuated. R. Southey.

Webster 1913