perpetuate

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per·pet·u·ate / pərˈpechoōˌāt/ • v. [tr.] make (something, typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely: the law perpetuated the interests of the ruling class. ∎  preserve (something valued) from oblivion or extinction: how did these first humans survive to perpetuate the species?DERIVATIVES: per·pet·u·ance / -oōəns/ n.per·pet·u·a·tion / pərˌpechoōˈāshən/ n.per·pet·u·a·tor n.

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