perpetuate
verb
per·pet·u·ate
pər-ˈpe-chə-ˌwāt 
perpetuated; perpetuating
: to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
perpetuate the species
Examples of perpetuate in a Sentence
He perpetuates the myth that his house is haunted.
Fears about an epidemic are being perpetuated by the media.
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Tommie Trevino, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2025
This illusion of rarity perpetuates a deadly inaction that extends to all brain diseases.
—Shahriar Minokadeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
But inaccessible architecture also perpetuates a history of isolation and excludes disabled people from both private and public spaces.
—Jessica Slice, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
The Times, Scorsese, plus Aster himself, a visually gifted Tarantino, perpetuate the corporate media’s Covid narrative.
—Armond White, National Review, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for perpetuate
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“Perpetuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perpetuate. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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perpetuate
verb
per·pet·u·ate
pər-ˈpech-ə-ˌwāt
perpetuated; perpetuating
: to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
Legal Definition
perpetuate
transitive verb
per·pet·u·ate
pər-ˈpe-chə-ˌwāt
perpetuated; perpetuating
: to preserve or make available (testimony) for later use at a trial by means of deposition especially when the evidence so gathered would be otherwise unavailable or lost
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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