Antonyms for perpetuates

Grammar : Verb

Spell : per-pech-oo-eyt

Phonetic Transcription : pərˈpɛtʃ uˌeɪt

Definition of perpetuates

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 :

The commandment of love suspends every commandment, yet it perpetuates all.
Extract from : « Epistle Sermons, Vol. II » by Martin Luther

Perpetuates itself by form, does heaven, through influx, ii.
Extract from : « Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 4 » by Plotinos (Plotinus)

Fortunate is the locality that perpetuates its mountain sheep.
Extract from : « The Rocky Mountain Wonderland » by Enos A. Mills

It is an arrant cheat, and perpetuates the evils it is supposed to alleviate.
Extract from : « Smoking and Drinking » by James Parton

Where is that divine malediction which perpetuates the abandonment of these fields?
Extract from : « The Ruins » by C. F. [Constantin Francois de] Volney

Only, the latter extension is one which it perpetuates, the former is not.
Extract from : « On the Ethics of Naturalism » by William Ritchie Sorley

The two ought to be added together; at least, it perpetuates a misconception.
Extract from : « Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature » by Charles W. Bardsley

And it is a careless and unimaginative race that perpetuates no legends.
Extract from : « Reading the Weather » by Thomas Morris Longstreth

Sirs, did you not say it perpetuates the memory of her—of the one—who lies beneath it?
Extract from : « Sister Dolorosa and Posthumous Fame » by James Lane Allen

The pathos of his language, however, perpetuates his dignified affliction.
Extract from : « Amenities of Literature » by Isaac Disraeli

Synonyms for perpetuates

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