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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How to use perpetuate in a sentence?

1. Corazon Aquino:

   It bids us break the bonds of injustice and oppression which give rise to glaring, and indeed scandalous, social inequalities. Reforming the social structures which perpetuate poverty and the exclusion of the poor first requires a conversion of mind and heart.

2. Jeanette Schade:

   Mr Grotting's threats to teachers is unethical and should be dealt with swiftly, the teachers who threatened other teachers from the [anti-racist] training got that idea straight from Mr. Grotting who wants to perpetuate [critical race theory] and force feed it to people who do not want it. That is wrong, unethical, and down right disgusting! Don Grotting, you need to resign immediately. School Board members, you need to fire him if he doesn't. Mr Gill, you have an ethics issue in one of the largest school districts in the state.

3. Nicole Martins:

   With girls, the more they watched, the more likely they were to perpetuate these behaviors so there's something about the nature of this type of behavior that girls feel comfortable perpetuating, i've argued, and many others have argued, that it's really about socialization, that as a culture, we tend to condone physical aggression with boys, and say, 'Oh that's just the way boys are' but with girls, we tell them not to do that because that's not what girls do.

4. Elizabeth Warren:

   For decades, the government has helped perpetuate the systemic discrimination that has denied women of color equal opportunities, it's time for the government to try to right those wrongs - and boost our economy in the process.

5. Nancy Pelosi:

   The conflict in Yemen is a horrific humanitarian crisis that challenges the conscience of the entire world. Yet the President has cynically chosen to contravene a bipartisan, bicameral vote of the Congress and perpetuate America's shameful involvement in this heartbreaking crisis, this conflict must end, now. The House of Representatives calls on the President to put peace before politics, and work with us to advance an enduring solution to end this crisis and save lives.