Meaning & use
perpetuate
To cause something, especially a belief, condition, or problem, to continue indefinitely.
See it in a sentence
Critics argue that the policy only perpetuates the cycle of poverty it claims to fix.
The film has been accused of perpetuating harmful stereotypes about small towns.
A note on using this word
Perpetuate almost always applies to negative or undesirable things continuing, such as myths, injustice, or bad habits.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
endeliminate
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