perpetuate

CEFRB2

/pəˈpɛt͡ʃʊeɪt/

verb · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To make something continue for a long time.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To prolong the existence of (something) by repetition; to reinforce.

Examples

  • Lonely people perpetuate their own loneliness through their fear of others.

  • Every nation seeks to perpetuate itself.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /-ˈpɛtjueɪt/
  • /-t͡ʃəwət/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To make (something) perpetual; to make (something) continue for an indefinite time; also, to preserve (something) from extinction or oblivion.

  2. To record (the testimony of a witness) which may be lost before a matter comes to trial.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Perpetual, or made perpetual; continued for an indefinite time.

More examples

In context

  • I am contented to contynue it for my tyme, but to perpetuate it lyeth nat in my power.

  • To the ſupportiue perpetuating of your canonized reputation, vvholie this booke haue I deſtined.

  • The wele suertie and comfort perpetuat of theym ther heires and successours.

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Origin

verb

(16th century) From earlier perpetuat, learned borrowing from Latin perpetuātus (“perpetuated”), perfect passive participle of perpetuō (“to cause to continue uninterruptedly, to proceed with continually, to make perpetual, perpetuate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from perpetuus (“everlasting, perpetual”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix), from per- (“thoroughly, very”) + petō (“to ask, request; to look for; to make for (somewhere)”) + -uus (forms adjectives from verbal stems), literally “that is asked with great zeal, over and over again”, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out; to fly”). Cognates * Catalan perpetuar * Italian perpetuare * Old French p...