verb
ADVERB
▪ just , merely , only , simply
▪
Giving these events a lot of media coverage merely ~s the problem.
▪ thereby
VERB + PERPETUATE
▪ help (to)
▪ serve to , tend to
▪
Schools tend to ~ the myth that boys are better at science than girls.
▪ seek to
Perpetuate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ cycle , ↑ illusion , ↑ inequality , ↑ myth , ↑ stereotype , ↑ system , ↑ tradition