Definitions for Perpetuate
pərˈpɛtʃ uˌeɪtper·pet·u·ate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. perpetuateverb

   cause to continue or prevail

   "perpetuate a myth"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. perpetuateverb

   To make perpetual.

2. perpetuateverb

   To prolong the existence of.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To PERPETUATEverb

   Etymology: perpetuer, Fr. perpetuo, Lat.

   1. To make perpetual; to preserve from extinction; to eternize.

   Medals, that are at present only mere curiosities, may be of use in the ordinary commerce of life, and at the same time perpetuate the glories of her majesty’s reign. Addison.

   Man cannot devise any other method so likely to preserve and perpetuate the knowledge and belief of a revelation, so necessary to mankind. Duncan Forbes.

   2. To continue without cessation or intermission.

   What is it, but a continued perpetuated voice from heaven, resounding for ever in our ears? to give men no rest in their sins, no quiet from Christ’s importunity, ’till they awake from their lethargick sleep and arise from so mortiferous a state, and permit him to give them life. Henry Hammond.

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1. perpetuate

   Perpetuate refers to the act of making something continue indefinitely or preserving it from oblivion or extinction. It often relates to an idea, tradition, situation, or stereotype that is maintained or upheld continually over time.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perpetuateverb

   to make perpetual; to cause to endure, or to be continued, indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; to eternize

2. Perpetuateadjective

   made perpetual; perpetuated

3. Etymology: [L. perpetuatus, p. p.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Perpetuate

   per-pet′ū-āt, v.t. to make perpetual: to cause to last for ever or for a very long time: to preserve from extinction or oblivion.—adj. Perpet′ūable, capable of being perpetuated.—n. Perpet′uance, the act of making perpetual.—adjs. Perpet′uāte, -d, made perpetual: continued for an indefinite time.—n. Perpetuā′tion, act of perpetuating or preserving from oblivion: preservation for ever, or for a very long time; Perpetū′ity, state of being perpetual: endless time: duration for an indefinite period: something lasting for ever: the sum paid for a perpetual annuity: the annuity itself.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Perpetuate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Perpetuate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Perpetuate in a Sentence

1. Miguel de Unamuno:

   For it is the suffering flesh, it is suffering, it is death, that lovers perpetuate upon the earth. Love is at once the brother, son, and father of death, which is its sister, mother, and daughter. And thus it is that in the depth of love there is a depth

2. Jeanette Schade:

   Mr Grotting's threats to teachers is unethical and should be dealt with swiftly, the teachers who threatened other teachers from the [anti-racist] training got that idea straight from Mr. Grotting who wants to perpetuate [critical race theory] and force feed it to people who do not want it. That is wrong, unethical, and down right disgusting! Don Grotting, you need to resign immediately. School Board members, you need to fire him if he doesn't. Mr Gill, you have an ethics issue in one of the largest school districts in the state.

3. Rwandan Hutu:

   The delaying tactics and excuses that have allowed the FDLR to perpetuate their crimes and genocidal ideology should no longer be tolerated.

4. Mark Herring:

   For too long, we have overlooked the inherent racism of these monuments, and for too long we have allowed the grandeur of the architecture to blind us to the insult of glorifying men for their roles in fighting to perpetuate the inhumanity of slavery.

5. Sir Thomas Browne:

   I could be content that we might procreate, without conjunction, or that there were any way to perpetuate the world without this trivial and vulgar way of coition it is the most foolish act a wise man commits in all his life.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Perpetuate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Perpetuate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Perpetuate
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Perpetuate
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Perpetuate