Synonyms of perpetuates

perpetuates

verb

present tense third-person singular of perpetuate

as in commemorates

to give eternal or lasting existence to

we hope to perpetuate this holiday tradition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commemorates
• celebrates
• immortalizes
• eternalizes
• honors
• enshrines
• memorializes
• preserves
• protects
• sustains
• maintains
• conserves
• defends
• supports
• safeguards
• keeps up
• guards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extinguishes
• destroys
• puts out
• annihilates
• demolishes
• devastates
• crushes
• erases
• obliterates
• eradicates
• snuffs (out)
• decimates
• wipes out
• expunges
• extirpates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of perpetuates

Jewish groups argue that preserving the definition perpetuates an antisemitic trope. — Juan Melamed, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 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

Our very language perpetuates the idea of bogs as unvalued and unwanted. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Judgment and control can make a victim isolate themselves, which perpetuates the abuse, experts said. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

An endowed foundation perpetuates the healthcare mission by making grants focused on health equity and social determinants of health. — Laura MacDonald, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

And with the Plains already suffering from extreme drought, El Niño perpetuates those conditions. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 June 2026

Keeping Americans in the darkness about the parts of our history that include systemic racism not only perpetuates ignorance, but is a moral failure. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026

And the absence of local training programs perpetuates the cycle. — Jocelyn Mitchell-Williams, STAT, 19 June 2026