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- [per-pech-oo-eyt]
- /pərˈpɛtʃ uˌeɪt/
- /pəˈpetʃ.u.eɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [per-pech-oo-eyt]
- /pərˈpɛtʃ uˌeɪt/
Definitions of perpetuate word
- verb with object perpetuate to make perpetual. 1
- verb with object perpetuate to preserve from extinction or oblivion: to perpetuate one's name. 1
- transitive verb perpetuate cause to continue 1
- verb perpetuate If someone or something perpetuates a situation, system, or belief, especially a bad one, they cause it to continue. 0
- verb perpetuate to cause to continue or prevail 0
- verb transitive perpetuate to make perpetual; cause to continue or be remembered; preserve from oblivion 0
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Origin of perpetuate
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1520-30, perpetuate is from the Latin word perpetuātus (past participle of perpetuāre, derivative of perpetuus uninterrupted). See perpetual, -ate1
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Parts of speech for Perpetuate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
perpetuate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for perpetuate
verb perpetuate
- carry on — If you carry on doing something, you continue to do it.
- commemorate — To commemorate an important event or person means to remember them by means of a special action, ceremony, or specially-created object.
- drag one's feet — to draw with force, effort, or difficulty; pull heavily or slowly along; haul; trail: They dragged the carpet out of the house.
- go with — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
- lasted — to go on or continue in time: The festival lasted three weeks.
Antonyms for perpetuate
verb perpetuate
- debunk — If you debunk a widely held belief, you show that it is false. If you debunk something that is widely admired, you show that it is not as good as people think it is.
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