Synonyms of perpetuate

perpetuate

verb

pər-ˈpe-chə-ˌwāt 

as in to commemorate

to give eternal or lasting existence to

we hope to perpetuate this holiday tradition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commemorate
• celebrate
• immortalize
• honor
• eternalize
• preserve
• protect
• maintain
• sustain
• memorialize
• enshrine
• conserve
• defend
• safeguard
• support
• keep up
• guard

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extinguish
• put out
• destroy
• annihilate
• crush
• eradicate
• demolish
• erase
• obliterate
• wipe out
• snuff (out)
• devastate
• decimate
• expunge
• extirpate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of perpetuate

Try to think objectively about the whats, whys and how-not-to-perpetuate-the-cycles. — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

For generations, Hollywood has perpetuated an image of the American cowboy as a rugged, solitary white man riding across an unforgiving frontier. — Robert Lang, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026

The affordability crisis in our state, perpetuated by the RRC’s failure to drive weatherization requirements after the February 2011 Blizzard that caused rolling blackouts across the state, which led to death and property destruction a decade ago. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026

In Capital in the Twenty-First Century, the French economist Thomas Piketty showed how wealth perpetuates across generations and widens the divide between those who own capital and everyone else. — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026