perpetuate
Third Person
perpetuates
Present Participle
perpetuating
Past Tense
perpetuated
Past Participle
perpetuated
1
to make something, typically a problem or an undesirable situation, continue for an extended or prolonged period
transitive
- Historic sites help perpetuate the memory of past events for future generations.
- They are perpetuating harmful behaviors by ignoring the consequences.
- Discriminatory policies perpetuated racial inequities for decades.
- He perpetuates stereotypes by spreading false information.
- The government has perpetuated inequality through its policies.