perpetuate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *perpetuate*:
VERB	stative	perpetuate	cause to continue or prevail

perpetuate > pronunciation
Sounds	perpeh'chahwey.t
Rhymes	abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt...

English > *perpetuate*: 1 sense > verb 1, stative
Meaning	Cause to continue or prevail.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"perpetuate a myth"
Narrower	eternize	Cause to continue indefinitely
Broader	continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve	Keep or maintain in unaltered condition
Spanish	perpetuar
Catalan	perpetuar
Nouns	perpetuation	the act of prolonging something

HyperDic: perpetuate