perpetuate

English

Etymology

From Latin perpetuus.

Verb

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
• self-perpetuating

 

Translations

to make perpetual

• Catalan: perpetuar (ca)
• Chinese:

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• Dutch: vereeuwigen (nl)
• Finnish: säilyttää (fi)
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• French: perpétuer (fr)
• German: verewigen (de)
• Hebrew: הנציח (hintsíakh)
• Portuguese: perpetuar (pt)
• Spanish: perpetuar (es)
• Turkish: ölümsüzleştirmek (tr)

to prolong the existence of

• Chinese:

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• Finnish: jatkaa (fi), pitkittää
• French: maintenir (fr)
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• German: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: perpetuar (pt)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: perpetuar (es)
• Turkish: ölümsüzleştirmek (tr), kalıcılaştırmak

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• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} vereeuwigen (nl)
• French: ^{(please verify)} perpétuer (fr)
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• Latin: ^{(please verify)} perpetuo (la)

Adjective

perpetuate

1. Made perpetual; continued for an indefinite time.

Further reading

• “perpetuate”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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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

(deprecated template usage) perpetuāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of perpetuō