Antonyms for perpetuate

Grammar : Verb

Spell : per-pech-oo-eyt

Phonetic Transcription : pərˈpɛtʃ uˌeɪt

Definition of perpetuate

Origin : 1520s, a back-formation from perpetuation or else from Latin perpetuatus, past participle of perpetuare "to make perpetual," from perpetuus (see perpetual). Related: Perpetuated; Perpetuating.

verb keep going

Example sentences :

As long as you keep that promise, you perpetuate that wrong.
Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens

Mr. Arundel was aware of the tradition, and he desired to perpetuate it.
Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

By what power do the Mormons perpetuate their system of polygamy?
Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various

The Royal House ought to be grateful to me:—I am helping to perpetuate it.
Extract from : « Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess » by Henry W. Fischer

His attitude, as I drove up, was one which Hunt would have delighted to perpetuate.
Extract from : « Frank Fairlegh » by Frank E. Smedley

He built, as it were, a pyramid of books to perpetuate his name: but, alas!
Extract from : « The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. » by Washington Irving

No statues of marble or of bronze need be raised to perpetuate his memory.
Extract from : « The Story of My Life » by Egerton Ryerson

The newspapers supply the demand and by supplying extend and perpetuate it.
Extract from : « Appearances » by Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson

They perpetuate their respect for Royalty in the very name they took.
Extract from : « Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood » by J. Conway Walter

You are contributing to perpetuate one of the sorest scourges of our world.
Extract from : « Select Temperance Tracts » by American Tract Society

Synonyms for perpetuate

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