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- DictionaryPer·pet·u·a·tion/pərˌpeCHəˈwāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the continuation or preservation of a situation, idea, etc.: "we criticized the perpetuation of racial stereotypes"
: to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely. perpetuate the species. perpetuation. pər-ˌpe-chə-ˈwā-shən. noun. perpetuator. pər-ˈpe-chə-ˌwā-tər. noun. Synonyms. eternalize. immortalize. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of perpetuate in a Sentence. He perpetuates the myth that his house is haunted.
the act of causing something to continue, especially something harmful, or the fact of something harmful continuing: The lack of military action from other countries has contributed to the perpetuation of the civil war. The person who is telling the joke is being active in the perpetuation of racial stereotypes. See. perpetuate. Fewer examples.
Perpetuation definition: the act of causing something to continue or go on happening. See examples of PERPETUATION used in a sentence.
Perpetuate definition: to enable or allow the continuation of into the future; keep alive (used most often in reference to something considered harmful or false). See examples of PERPETUATE used in a sentence.
When you make something last or keep it going as long as you can, that's perpetuation. The perpetuation of your childhood memories is helped by looking at old photographs.
the act of causing something to continue, especially something harmful, or the fact of something harmful continuing: The lack of military action from other countries has contributed to the perpetuation of the civil war. The person who is telling the joke is being active in the perpetuation of racial stereotypes. See. perpetuate. Fewer examples.
to cause something to continue: Increasing the supply of weapons will only perpetuate the violence and anarchy. The aim of the association is to perpetuate the skills of traditional furniture design. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Continue & last. bash on. bubble away. carry (something) on. cease. cont. echo. immortality. immortally.
Be careful not to confuse perpetuate with perpetrate. Although they differ in spelling by only one letter, they differ greatly in meaning. If you perpetuate something, you help it last. Perpetrate, on the other hand, means to commit a criminal act.
Perpetuation definition: the act of causing something to continue or go on happening. See examples of PERPETUATION used in a sentence.
Definition of perpetuate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
