— perpetuable , adj. — perpetuation, perpetuance /peuhr pech"ooh euhns/ , n. — perpetuator , n.
/peuhr pech"ooh ayt'/ , v.t., perpetuated, perpetuating .
1. to make perpetual.
2. to preserve from extinction or oblivion: to perpetuate one's name.
[ 1520-30; perpetuatus (ptp. of perpetuare, deriv. of perpetuus uninterrupted). See PERPETUAL, -ATE 1 ]
Syn. 2. save, maintain, sustain.