/pərˈpetʃueɪt/
per·petu·ate
BrE /pəˈpetʃueɪt/
NAmE /pərˈpetʃueɪt/
~ sth
(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’.
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per·petu·ation
BrE /pəˌpetʃuˈeɪʃn/
NAmE /pərˌpetʃuˈeɪʃn/
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