perpetuate

//pərˈpetʃ.u.eɪt//
C1Frequency Level 10Formal
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Verb

perpetuateInfinitive
perpetuatePresent tense
perpetuatedPast tense
perpetuatedPast participle
perpetuatingPresent participle
perpetuatesThird-person singular
1

To cause something to continue indefinitely; to make something last or be remembered.

The museum was built to perpetuate the memory of the war heroes.

2

To preserve from extinction or oblivion; to keep alive or in existence.

The museum works to perpetuate the memory of the victims.