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Definitions for perpetuate
pərˈpɛtʃ uˌeɪtper·pet·u·ate
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Princeton's WordNet
perpetuateverb
cause to continue or prevail
"perpetuate a myth"
Wiktionary
perpetuateverb
To make perpetual.
perpetuateverb
To prolong the existence of.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To PERPETUATEverb
Etymology: perpetuer, Fr. perpetuo, Lat.
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.
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.
Webster Dictionary
Perpetuateverb
to make perpetual; to cause to endure, or to be continued, indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; to eternize
Perpetuateadjective
made perpetual; perpetuated
Etymology: [L. perpetuatus, p. p.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of perpetuate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of perpetuate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of perpetuate in a Sentence
I have not done everything in my power to ensure that the sets I work on are inclusive, i think that it is the obligation of the people that have created and perpetuate and benefit from a system of oppression to be the ones that dismantle it, so that's on us.
The idea of these elections is try a solve a crisis but I think they might perpetuate one, my concern is any mess up like failure to deliver ballot papers is going to be interpreted as someone trying to rig the election and that could set off an unrest.
By crowdsourcing data on to public maps, we can locate chronic issues in our communities and take action against sources of harmful issues, overall, we believe that awareness leads to advocacy, which leads to action and that will perpetuate green technologies.
Almsgiving tends to perpetuate poverty aid does away with it once and for all. Almsgiving leaves a man just where he was before. Aid restores him to society as an individual worthy of all respect and not as a man with a grievance. Almsgiving is the generosity of the rich social aid levels up social inequalities. Charity separates the rich from the poor aid raises the needy and sets him on the same level with the rich.
It bids us break the bonds of injustice and oppression which give rise to glaring, and indeed scandalous, social inequalities. Reforming the social structures which perpetuate poverty and the exclusion of the poor first requires a conversion of mind and heart.
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