perpetuate

(pər-pĕch'ū-āt')
tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

1. To cause to continue indefinitely; make perpetual.
2. To prolong the existence of; cause to be remembered: The new library will perpetuate its founder's great love of learning.

[Latin perpetuāre, perpetuāt-, from perpetuus, continuous. See perpetual.]

perpetuance per·pet'u·ance or per·pet'u·a'tion n.
perpetuator per·pet'u·a'tor n.

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verb

To cause to last endlessly: eternalize, eternize, immortalize. See continue/stop/pause, remember/forget.

v

Definition: keep going
Antonyms: cease, halt, prevent, stop

See words rhyming with "perpetuance."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gøre varig, forevige

Nederlands (Dutch)
vereeuwigen, bestendigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - perpétuer

Deutsch (German)
v. - aufrechterhalten, verewigen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαιωνίζω, (μτφ.) περισώζω από τη λήθη, απαθανατίζω

Italiano (Italian)
perpetuare, immortalare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - perpetuar, eternizar

Русский (Russian)
увековечивать, обеспечить

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - perpetuar, inmortalizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bevara för all framtid, föreviga

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使永存, 使不朽

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使永存, 使不朽

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 영존[영속] 시키다, (명성 등을) 불멸[불후]하게 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 永存させる, 不朽にする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحفظ النوع, يخلد, يؤبد الذكرى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הנציח‬

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