pə(r)ˈpechəˌwāt, usu -ād.+V transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin perpetuatus, past participle of perpetuare, from perpetuus perpetual — more at perpetual
: to make perpetual : preserve from extinction : cause to last indefinitely
perpetuate the species
perpetuate his memory
perpetuating a defunct tradition — Herbert Read
perpetuate their absolute control — W.E.McManus