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- [per-pech-oo-eyt]
- /pərˈpɛtʃ uˌeɪt/
- /pəˈpetʃ.u.eɪt/
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- [per-pech-oo-eyt]
- /pərˈpɛtʃ uˌeɪt/
Definitions of perpetuates word
- verb with object perpetuates to make perpetual. 1
- verb with object perpetuates to preserve from extinction or oblivion: to perpetuate one's name. 1
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Origin of perpetuates
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 Perpetuates
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
perpetuates 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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