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perpetuate [pəˈpɛtjʊˌeɪt] vb
(tr) to cause to continue or prevail to perpetuate misconceptions [from Latin perpetuāre to continue without interruption, from perpetuus perpetual] perpetuation n Usage: See at perpetrate ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
perpetuate verb maintain, preserve, sustain, keep up, keep going, continue, keep alive, immortalize, eternalize This image is a myth perpetuated by the media. end, forget, destroy, ignore, abolish, suppress, put an end to, stamp out see perpetrate Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A strong sense of the value and blessings of union induced the people, at a very early period, to institute a federal government to preserve and perpetuate it. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union, even by war; while the government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. Certainly vain-glory helpeth to perpetuate a man's memory; and virtue was never so beholding to human nature, as it received his due at the second hand. |
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