perpetuate

English

Verb

perpetuate (third-person singular simple present perpetuates, present participle perpetuating, simple past and past participle perpetuated)

1. (transitive) To make perpetual; to preserve from extinction or oblivion.

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2. (transitive) To prolong the existence of.

Derived terms

• perpetuable
• perpetuance
• perpetuation
• perpetuator

Translations

To make perpetual

• Catalan: perpetuar (ca)
• Hebrew: הנציח (he) (hintsíakh)

• Spanish: perpetuar (es)

To prolong the existence of

• Spanish: perpetuar (es)

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Translations to be checked

• Dutch: vereeuwigen (nl)
• French: perpétuer (fr)

• Latin: perpetuo (la)

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Italian

Verb

perpetuate

1. second-person plural present indicative of perpetuare
2. second-person plural imperative of perpetuare
3. Feminine plural of perpetuato

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Latin

Verb

perpetuāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of perpetuō