Definition for Perpetuate:

• To cause to be continued indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion.

Synonyms for Perpetuate:

• n.

  •
  • hold over,
  • keep in existence,
  • immortalize,
  • prolongation,
  • string out,
  • draw out,
  • eke out.
  •
  • remember.

• v.

  •carry on (verb)
  • keeps going,
  • keeping going.
  •commemorate (verb)
  • re-membered,
  • monumented,
  • paying tribute to,
  • re-member,
  • pays tribute to,
  • monumentalizing,
  • re members,
  • payed tribute to,
  • monumentalizes,
  • re membered,
  • monumenting,
  • paid tribute to,
  • re-members,
  • monumentalized,
  • re member.
  •preserve (verb)
  • embalm.
  •prolong (verb)
  • drags one feet,
  • pro-long,
  • de-lay,
  • pro longing,
  • in-crease,
  • spins out,
  • drags ones feet,
  • letted ride,
  • making longer,
  • dragging one feet,
  • pro longs,
  • makes longer,
  • pro long,
  • dragged one's feet,
  • in-creases,
  • pro-tract,
  • spinning out,
  • stretching out,
  • letted it ride,
  • pro-tracts,
  • lets it ride,
  • drag one feet,
  • drags one's feet,
  • de lay,
  • dragging ones feet,
  • dragging one's feet,
  • drags feet,
  • in creasing,
  • de-lays,
  • de laying,
  • pro-longed,
  • letting ride,
  • dragged one feet,
  • pro longed,
  • pro tract,
  • de-laying,
  • letting it ride,
  • drag ones feet,
  • dragged ones feet,
  • in crease,
  • pro tracts,
  • dragging feet,
  • lets ride,
  • in-creased,
  • pro-longing,
  • span out,
  • de lays,
  • pro-longs,
  • in creases,
  • dragged feet.
  •stative (verb)
  • perpetuate.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • drag out,
  • eternalize,
  • eternize.
  •
  • renew,
  • nurture.
  •
  • extend.
  •carry on
  • Lasted,
  • kept going,
  • keep going,
  • Persisted.
  •preserve
  • Bottling,
  • mothballs,
  • mothballed,
  • mothball,
  • mothballing,
  • Bottled.

Paraphrases for Perpetuate:

• Independent

  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    perpetrate, continue.
  • Verb, base form
    perpetrate, preserve, maintain, prolong, uphold, consolidate, persist, carry, permanent, rededicate, continue, conserve, lengthen, endure, nurture, dedicate, secure, devote, reproduce, pursue, renew.

• Other Related

  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    maintain.
  • Verb, base form
    sustain.

Antonyms for Perpetuate:

• v.

  • keep going
    discontinue, prevent, give up, neglect, let go, release, stop, halt, cease.
  • Other antonyms:
    crush, destroy, demolish, eradicate, devastate, decimate, extirpate, annihilate, snuff, obliterate, wipe out, put out.

Perpetuate Sentence Examples:

• And what has ever happened to Mr. Newt that he should wish to perpetuate a woman's name?

• Ingolstadt, in that short space of time, had been transformed, and in order to perpetuate the benefits conferred on it, the Duke resolved to found a college to be handed over to the sons of St. Ignatius.

Hypernym for Perpetuate:

• v.

  • stative
    eternize.

Hyponym for Perpetuate:

• v.

  • stative
    bear on, preserve, carry on, uphold, continue.