To keep something going continuously or regularly. A perpetual event is something that happens regularly. The sun rising is a perpetual event. You can perpetuate a rumour, by keeping on spreading the rumour.
Perpetuate means to make something perpetual meaning it will go on forever. The word is often used in a manner simply meaning to extend in time, not necessarily forever. For example, if someone was pulling a prank and you were in on the joke, so you confirmed the premise, someone might say that you perpetuated the hoax.
Perpetuate means something keeps going, reforming, or occuring. Example: "The Math test we had last Friday seemed so perpetuate because it took me four hours to complete it!" Perpetuating means the same thing, just in present tense.
Forever. This is when something goes on for an indefinite amount of time.
going on forever, everlasting holding for forever or a lifetime occuring continuously blooming continously throughout a season Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perpetually
If you mean how to use perpetuate in a sentence, here is an example:They say laughter is the key medicine to perpetuate your life.(perpetuate- to extend or prolong)
Any verb form meaning to "bring to an end" : end, finish, terminate. PERPETUATE means to continue (especially indefinitely), to avoid extinction. Example : "His story was intended to perpetuate the old myth." Example : "Rather than perpetuate the conflict, the two sides ended the war."
Perpetuity refers to something being perpetual or never-ending. An example of something being in perpetuity would be an unending succession of payments.
The word "perpetuous" is a correct spelling but a rarely-used term meaning perpetual (lasting forever). It is used in the proper name Perpetuous Dreamer, a musical group.(*not to be confused with impetuous, given to rash or ill-considered actions)
Selfishness is a perpetual problem of the human race. That and bad spelling.
If you mean how to use perpetuate in a sentence, here is an example:They say laughter is the key medicine to perpetuate your life.(perpetuate- to extend or prolong)
To perpetuate is to make something last. An example sentence would be: They were trying to perpetuate their date as long as possible.
The noun forms of the verb to perpetuate are perpetuator, perpetuation, perpetuity, and the gerund, perpetuating.
He had to perpetuate his meal so he would have leftovers for the next day.
The speeches seemed to perpetuate longer, as the night progressed.
Some possible guide words for "perpetuate" could be "continue" and "preserve."
Yelling at each other does nothing but perpetuate the argument. A tax increase will only perpetuate the poverty in our city. When classmates laugh at your son's outbursts, it only perpetuates his bad behavior.
Any verb form meaning to "bring to an end" : end, finish, terminate. PERPETUATE means to continue (especially indefinitely), to avoid extinction. Example : "His story was intended to perpetuate the old myth." Example : "Rather than perpetuate the conflict, the two sides ended the war."
By breeding.
The correct spelling of the verb is perpetuate (to continue or to preserve).
delayExtend, perpetuate, stretch out, delay, hold up, protract...
So they could reproduce and perpetuate the species.