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How to pronounce perpetuate in English?

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Type Words
Type of bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold
Has types eternize
Derivation perpetuation


perpetuate a myth.

Examples of perpetuate

perpetuate
Do we really want to perpetuate these habits of mind in the next administration?
From the sacbee.com
But they perpetuate because it was the one and only Stanley Kubrick at the helm.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Like all dictatorial governments, it also wants to perpetuate its hold on power.
From the dailyherald.com
So the risk is that we perpetuate a sort of reverse Robin Hood problem, as Prof.
From the nytimes.com
They perpetuate the myth that people with medical issues abuse their medication.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
Dra-Dra's followers gather at a feast in an attempt to perpetuate the old order.
From the time.com
Little did you know these common beauty blunders only perpetuate a vicious cycle.
From the edition.cnn.com
This will help perpetuate the underestimation that has often surrounded her work.
From the nytimes.com
Sending more troops will only perpetuate mistaken Bush administration policies.
From the washingtontimes.com
More examples
  • Cause to continue or prevail; "perpetuate a myth"
  • (perpetuation) prolongation: the act of prolonging something; "there was an indefinite prolongation of the peace talks"
  • To make perpetual; To prolong the existence of
  • (perpetuated) cause to exist for a long time
  • (perpetuation) an event that repeats itself without the need for maintenance.
  • To cause something to continue; to preserve from oblivion