perpetuate
verb
per·pet·u·ate
pər-ˈpe-chə-ˌwāt 
perpetuated; perpetuating
: to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
perpetuate the species
Examples of perpetuate in a Sentence
He perpetuates the myth that his house is haunted.
Fears about an epidemic are being perpetuated by the media.
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On the one hand, uncertainty arguments on impacts are used by the fossil fuel industry to perpetuate the status quo around carbon emissions.
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Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The New Jersey Italian American Legislative Caucus called on Viacom, MTV's parent company, to pull the show off the air for perpetuating negative stereotypes of Italian Americans.
—Jenni Fink
h. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
By sending toddlers off on baby trains, the Foundling worked to preserve the minority Catholic faith against encroachment by Protestant charities like the CAS, ensuring that Catholic culture would be perpetuated and reproduced across the United States.
—Time, 28 May 2025
An undisclosed financial settlement was part of the resolution with Harvard announced Wednesday, but Harvard still hasn’t publicly acknowledged Ms. Lanier’s connection to them or its connection to perpetuating slavery in the U.S., Mr. Koskoff said.
—Leah Willingham, Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2025
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Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The New Jersey Italian American Legislative Caucus called on Viacom, MTV's parent company, to pull the show off the air for perpetuating negative stereotypes of Italian Americans.
—Jenni Fink
h. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
By sending toddlers off on baby trains, the Foundling worked to preserve the minority Catholic faith against encroachment by Protestant charities like the CAS, ensuring that Catholic culture would be perpetuated and reproduced across the United States.
—Time, 28 May 2025
An undisclosed financial settlement was part of the resolution with Harvard announced Wednesday, but Harvard still hasn’t publicly acknowledged Ms. Lanier’s connection to them or its connection to perpetuating slavery in the U.S., Mr. Koskoff said.
—Leah Willingham, Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for perpetuate
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“Perpetuate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perpetuate. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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perpetuate
verb
per·pet·u·ate
pər-ˈpech-ə-ˌwāt
perpetuated; perpetuating
: to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
Legal Definition
perpetuate
transitive verb
per·pet·u·ate
pər-ˈpe-chə-ˌwāt
perpetuated; perpetuating
: to preserve or make available (testimony) for later use at a trial by means of deposition especially when the evidence so gathered would be otherwise unavailable or lost
Note: Courts will not allow the perpetuation of testimony at a pretrial proceeding if it appears to be an attempt to fish for useful material.
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