Perpetuating

verb

verb ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of perpetuate form-of, gerund, participle, present

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preservation

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"Sadly, women do not seem to have much value in other counties; this often seems to be due to patriarchal and sexist laws being applied upon populations, therefore perpetuating the patriarchal ideal that women are not equivalent to men."

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