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Perpetuate

To make perpetual; to preserve from extinction or oblivion.

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📖 Definitions of "Perpetuate"

verb

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

adjective

1
Made perpetual; continued for an indefinite time.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Perpetuate"

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Word	Definition
continuitynoun	Lack of interruption or disconnection; the quality of being continuous in space or time.
permanentverb	(transitive, dated) To perm (the hair).
persistverb	(intransitive) To go on stubbornly or resolutely.
keepverb	(transitive) To continue in (a course or mode of action); to not intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
prolongverb	(transitive) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of.
continueverb	(transitive) To proceed with (doing an activity); to prolong (an activity).
retainverb	(transitive) Often followed by from: to hold back (someone or something); to check, to prevent, to restrain, to stop.
sustainverb	(transitive) To maintain, or keep in existence.
maintainverb	To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.).
commitverb	(transitive) To do (something bad); to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.
extendverb	(transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
perpetrateverb	(transitive) To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit.
devoteverb	to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate.
upholdverb	To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling
consolidateverb	(ambitransitive) To combine into a single unit; to group together or join.
commemorateverb	(transitive) To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.
carryverb	(transitive) To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
reproduceverb	(transitive or intransitive, biology) To generate or propagate offspring or organisms sexually or asexually.
enshrineverb	(transitive, by extension) To preserve or cherish (something) as though in a shrine; to preserve or contain, especially with some reverence.
preserveverb	To protect; to keep from harm or injury.