PERPETUATE


Meaning of PERPETUATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pər-ˈpe-chə-ˌwāt ]

transitive verb

( -at·ed ; -at·ing )

Etymology: Latin perpetuatus, past participle of perpetuare, from perpetuus

Date: 1530

: to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely

perpetuate the species

• per·pet·u·a·tion -ˌpe-chə-ˈwā-shən noun

• per·pet·u·a·tor -ˈpe-chə-ˌwā-tər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.