perpetuate
verb
[ pəˈpɛtʃʊeɪt ]
• make (something) continue indefinitely.
• "the confusion was perpetuated through inadvertence"
Similar:
keep alive,
keep going,
keep in existence,
preserve,
conserve,
sustain,
maintain,
continue,
extend,
carry on,
keep up,
cause to continue,
prolong,
immortalize,
commemorate,
memorialize,
eternalize,
eternize,
Origin:
early 16th century: from Latin perpetuat- ‘made permanent’, from the verb perpetuare, from perpetuus ‘continuing throughout’ (see perpetual).
