perpetuate
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per·pet·u·ate
(pər-pĕch'ū-āt') 
tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
perpetuator per·pet'u·a'tor n.
tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
- To cause to continue indefinitely; make perpetual.
- 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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perpetuate
verb
- To cause to last endlessly: eternalize, eternize, immortalize. See continue/stop/pause, remember/forget.
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v
Definition: keep going
Antonyms: cease, halt, prevent, stop
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Perpetuate
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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