/ pəˈpetʃueɪt; NAmE pərˈp-/ verb
[ vn ] ( formal ) to make sth such as a bad situation, a belief, etc. continue for a long time :
to perpetuate injustice
This system perpetuated itself for several centuries.
Comics tend to perpetuate the myth that 'boys don't cry'.
► per·petu·ation / pəˌpetʃuˈeɪʃn; NAmE pərˌp-/ noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
early 16th cent.: from Latin perpetuat- made permanent, from the verb perpetuare , from perpetuus continuing throughout, from perpes , perpet- continuous.