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perpetuate

verb
/pəˈpɛt͡ʃʊeɪt/UK/pɚˈpɛt͡ʃəˌweɪt/US/pəˈpɛt͡ʃʊət/UK

Etymology

(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 perpetué (adjective) (Middle French perpetué (adjective)); Middle French perpétuer (verb) (modern French perpétuer (verb)) * Old Occitan perpetuar * Portuguese perpetuar * Spanish perpetuar

  1. derived from *peth₂-✻ — “to spread out; to fly”
  2. learned borrowing from perpetuātus — “perpetuated”

Definitions

  1. To make (something) perpetual

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

    • 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.
    • Noah gaue a ſacrifice of praiſe for his deliuerie from the floud, and God being praiſed for that one deliuerance, perpetuateth his benefit, and promiſeth an euerlaſting deliuerance to the earth from any more flouds.

  2. To prolong the existence of (something) by repetition

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

    • He who praiseth obscurity perpetuateth it.
    • [T]he major players […] have the most to either gain from perpetuating the lie to morally or ethically acknowledge the wrong of their actions.

  3. Perpetual, or made perpetual

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

    • The wele suertie and comfort perpetuat of theym ther heires and successours.
    • The trees and flowers remain / By Nature's care perpetuate and self-sown.
    • To be perpetuate for my mightiness / Sculpture must image me when I am gone.

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Derived

autoperpetuate, perpetuated, perpetuating, perpetuator, self-perpetuating, unperpetuated

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA