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Word: Perpetuate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
early 16th century: from Latin perpetuat- ‘made permanent’, from the verb perpetuare, from perpetuus ‘continuing throughout’ (see perpetual)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pəˈpɛtʃʊeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make (something) continue indefinitely
Short Definition:make something continue indefinitely
Examples:- the confusion was perpetuated through inadvertence
- a monument to perpetuate the memory of those killed in the war
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