perpetuate
verb
Examples of perpetuate in a Sentence
Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
Most major professional sports do not offer equal pay for women athletes, perpetuating what’s always been an uneven playing field.
—Jordaan Sanford, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
Both trends ease the pressure on companies to raise pay to find and keep workers -- a move that tends to perpetuate inflation as employers raise prices to offset their higher labor costs.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2023
Many Asian Americans at the time chided Wong for perpetuating stereotypes.
—Mayukh Sen, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023
Violence in Boston’s Black community must be condemned and those who perpetuate it turned over to authorities, according to Peterson.
—John Hilliard, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
Young women perpetuate the idea that filters are damaging, whether as genuine belief or as savvy self-promotion.
—Charlotte Shane, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2023
The Republican Party’s 2024 aspirants are invested in perpetuating and, indeed, exacerbating a crisis of mistrust in America’s governing institutions.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 14 Aug. 2023
The Instagram post mentions Dominion Voting Systems, which filed a defamation lawsuit against Fox News claiming the network knowingly broadcast lies about Dominion being perpetuated by former President Donald Trump and his attorneys after the 2020 election.
—Gabrielle Settles, USA TODAY, 29 Aug. 2023
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Word History
Latin perpetuatus, past participle of perpetuare, from perpetuus
1530, in the meaning defined above
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“Perpetuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perpetuate. Accessed 23 Sep. 2023.
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perpetuate
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Legal Definition
perpetuate
transitive verb
Note: Courts will not allow the perpetuation of testimony at a pretrial proceeding if it appears to be an attempt to fish for useful material.
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