Every nation seeks to perpetuate itself.
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Perpetuate
//pəˈpɛt͡ʃʊeɪt//
Synonyms for "perpetuate" (61 found)
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Closest matches (13)
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Related words (30)
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1 entriesRelated terms
19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
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6 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
8 entriesTranslations
63 translations across 24 languages.
Arabic
3 entries- أَبَّدَ verb (to make perpetual)
- أَدَامَ verb (to make perpetual)
- خَلَّدَ verb (to make perpetual)
Bulgarian
1 entries- увековечавам verb (to make perpetual)
Catalan
1 entries- perpetuar verb (to make perpetual)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 使……永久化 verb (to make perpetual)
- 使……永存 verb (to preserve (something) from extinction or oblivion)
Dutch
1 entries- vereeuwigen verb (to make perpetual)
Egyptian
1 entries- s-r-wD-w-D:T12 verb (to make perpetual)
Finnish
4 entries- jatkaa verb (to prolong the existence of (something) by repetition — see also reinforce)
- pitkittää verb (to prolong the existence of (something) by repetition — see also reinforce)
- suojella verb (to preserve (something) from extinction or oblivion)
- säilyttää verb (to make perpetual)
French
4 entries- maintenir verb (to prolong the existence of (something) by repetition — see also reinforce)
- perpétuer verb (to make perpetual)
- pérenniser verb (to make perpetual)
- pérenniser verb (to preserve (something) from extinction or oblivion)
German
4 entries- aufrechterhalten verb (to prolong the existence of (something) by repetition — see also reinforce)
- bestendigen verb (to prolong the existence of (something) by repetition — see also reinforce)
- festschreiben verb (to prolong the existence of (something) by repetition — see also reinforce)
- perpetuieren verb (to make perpetual)
Hebrew
1 entries- הנציח verb (to make perpetual)
Hungarian
3 entries- fenntart verb (to prolong the existence of (something) by repetition — see also reinforce)
- állandósít verb (to prolong the existence of (something) by repetition — see also reinforce)
- életben tart verb (to prolong the existence of (something) by repetition — see also reinforce)
Italian
4 entries- eternàre verb (to make perpetual)
- perennare verb (to make perpetual)
- perpetuàre verb (to make perpetual)
- rivìvere verb (to make perpetual)
Latin
4 entries- aeternō verb (to make perpetual)
- aeternō verb (to prolong the existence of (something) by repetition — see also reinforce)
- perpetuitō verb (to make perpetual)
- perpetuō verb (to make perpetual)
Macedonian
3 entries- о́држи verb (to prolong the existence of (something) by repetition — see also reinforce)
- овеко́вечи verb (to make perpetual)
- овекове́чува verb (to make perpetual)
Polish
2 entries- uwieczniać verb (to make perpetual)
- uwiecznić verb (to make perpetual)
Portuguese
2 entries- perpetuar verb (to make perpetual)
- perpetuar verb (to prolong the existence of (something) by repetition — see also reinforce)
Romanian
1 entries- perpetua verb (to make perpetual)
Russian
4 entries- закреплять verb (to prolong the existence of (something) by repetition — see also reinforce)
- продлевать существование verb (to prolong the existence of (something) by repetition — see also reinforce)
- увекове́чивать verb (to make perpetual)
- увекове́чить verb (to make perpetual)
Spanish
2 entries- perpetuar verb (to make perpetual)
- perpetuar verb (to prolong the existence of (something) by repetition — see also reinforce)
Swedish
3 entries- bevara verb (to prolong the existence of (something) by repetition — see also reinforce)
- föreviga verb (to make perpetual)
- vidmakthålla verb (to make perpetual)
Turkish
3 entries- kalıcılaştırmak verb (to prolong the existence of (something) by repetition — see also reinforce)
- ölümsüzleştirmek verb (to make perpetual)
- ölümsüzleştirmek verb (to prolong the existence of (something) by repetition — see also reinforce)
Ukrainian
2 entries- уві́чнити verb (to make perpetual)
- уві́чнювати verb (to make perpetual)
Vietnamese
1 entries- nối verb (to prolong the existence of (something) by repetition — see also reinforce)
Welsh
1 entries- parhau verb (to prolong the existence of (something) by repetition — see also reinforce)
Sample sentences
27 total sentences available.
Lonely people perpetuate their own loneliness through their fear of others.
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There are those who perpetuate predation because they are afraid of becoming poor; there are those who accept poverty because they are afraid of falling into predation.
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The English teacher's mocking comments perpetuate stereotypes and hinder cultural exchange.
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