Perpetuation


[per-pech-oo-eyt] /pərˈpɛtʃ uˌeɪt/

verb (used with object), perpetuated, perpetuating.
1.
to make .
2.
to preserve from extinction or oblivion:
to perpetuate one’s name.
/pəˈpɛtjʊˌeɪt/
verb
1.
(transitive) to cause to continue or prevail: to perpetuate misconceptions
n.

late 14c., from Medieval Latin perpetuationem (nominative perpetuatio), noun of action from past participle stem of perpetuare (see perpetuate).
v.

1520s, a back-formation from perpetuation or else from Latin perpetuatus, past participle of perpetuare “to make perpetual,” from perpetuus (see perpetual). Related: Perpetuated; Perpetuating.

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