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Webster 1913 Edition

Perpetuate

Per-pet′u-ate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Perpetuated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Perpetuating
.]
[L.
perpetuatus
, p. p. of
perpetuare
to perpetuate. See
Perpetual
.]
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

,
Adj.
[L.
perpetuatus
, p. p.]
Made perpetual; perpetuated.
[R.]
Southey.

Webster 1828 Edition

Perpetuate

PERPET'UATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. perpetuo.] To make perpetual; to eternize.
1.
To cause to endure or to be continued indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; as, to perpetuate the remembrance of a great event or of an illustrious character. The monument in London perpetuates the remembrance of the conflagration in 1666. Medals may perpetuate the glories of a prince.
2.
To continue by repetition without limitation.

Definition 2024

perpetuate

perpetuate

English

Verb

perpetuate ‎(third-person singular simple present perpetuates, present participle perpetuating, simple past and past participle perpetuated)

  1. (transitive) To make perpetual; to preserve from extinction or oblivion.
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  2. (transitive) To prolong the existence of.

Derived terms

Translations

Italian

Verb

perpetuate

  1. second-person plural present indicative of perpetuare
  2. second-person plural imperative of perpetuare
  3. feminine plural of perpetuato

Latin

Verb

perpetuāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of perpetuō

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