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. Christen Kuikoua:

   Lies create more lies, which spawn even more lies, leading to a tangled web of deceit. So, why lie in the first place, only to perpetuate a cycle of falsehoods.

2. Tom Stevens:

   She lived a full life and tried to do her very best... to perpetuate the legacy of the Babe in a positive way.

3. The California board:

   The belief that 'I treat everyone the same' is insufficient: Active efforts in mathematics teaching are required in order to counter the cultural forces that have led to and continue to perpetuate current inequities.

4. Gatdet Dak:

   In response to the government's full-scale offensive on our positions in the three states of greater Upper Nile region, we have decided to take control of the oilfields and deny Salva Kiir from using the oil revenues to perpetuate the war.

5. Ashley Etienne:

   Using human beings — including little children — as pawns in their warped game to perpetuate fear and demonize immigrants is despicable, and in some cases, criminal.