Synonyms for perpetuate
pərˈpɛtʃ uˌeɪtper·pet·u·ate

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.2 / 19 votes

1. perpetuate

   Synonyms:
   approve, confirm, enact, enforce, establish, maintain, record, reenact, sustain, uphold, write

   Antonyms:
   abolish, abrogate, annul, blot out, cancel, cross off, cross out, discharge, efface, erase, expunge, make void, nullify, obliterate, quash, remove, repeal, rescind, revoke, rub off, rub out, scratch out, vacate

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. perpetuate

   Synonyms:
   continue, stabilitate, eternize

   Antonyms:
   discontinue, abolish, eradicate, cancel, disestablish, break

Princeton's WordNet

1. perpetuateverb

   cause to continue or prevail

   "perpetuate a myth"

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1. perpetuateverb

   Synonyms:
   eternize, make perpetual

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1. List of paraphrases for "perpetuate":

   perpetuade

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1. Patty Murray:

   It speaks volumes that instead of proposing steps to help students afford college and pay back their student loans, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos wants to gut hundreds of billions of dollars in financial aid and perpetuate our nation's student debt crisis.

2. Ben Carson:

   If you happen to be in an affluent community, there's a lot more money for the schools, better facilities, everything. All that does is perpetuate the situation, wouldn't it make more sense to put the money in a pot and redistribute it throughout the country so that public schools are equal, whether you're in a poor area or a wealthy area?

3. Nicholas Gothard:

   While both my opponents spend their time pandering to an organization that has championed hate against our LGBT students and their families, I am spending my time in our community, talking to students, teachers, and families about school infrastructure, literacy curriculum, and STEM programs, loudoun deserves an effective and driven leader with a track record of success, not someone who will perpetuate failed culture war narratives. I know Loudoun voters are smart enough to know which candidate truly shares their values, and that's why I'm confident we will win in November.

4. Igor Lamaka:

   We denounce the disorder in which international community wants to keep us in order to perpetuate the chaos in this country.

5. Ramsey County:

   I'm not going to continue to perpetuate these unjust practices, these police practices, that have really harsh results to our community, we really need to start thinking about the actual negative impact this has with police and community relationships and the outright racial disparity is telling by looking at the numbers.