perpetuate
Make it last
To perpetuate something is to make it continue indefinitely or preserve it from extinction: perpetuate a tradition, perpetuate a myth, perpetuate inequality.
The word often carries negative connotations—systems that perpetuate injustice, behaviors that perpetuate stereotypes.
But it can be neutral or positive: monuments that perpetuate the memory of the fallen.
Keep in condition
- sustainKeep something going continuously
- prolongExtend in duration
- extendMake longer or larger
- continueGo on without stopping
preserve · uphold · carry on · keep going · propagate · renew · further · advance
Fix firmly in place
- establishCreate formally, permanently
- embedFix within surrounding material
- ingrainFix deeply, permanently
- normalizeMake regular or standard
formalize · systematize · codify · legitimize · standardize · cement · solidify · enshrine
Make everlasting
- commemorateHonor the memory of
- memorializeHonor through lasting tribute
- enshrinePreserve as sacred
- preserveProtect from loss
record · document · chronicle · archive · honor · celebrate · venerate · consecrate
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
posterity · descendants · succession · bloodline · dynasty · heirloom · patrimony · birthright
Return of something previous
- repetitionAct of redoing
- continuationAct of proceeding further
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- recycleProcess for renewed use
reproduce · replicate · regenerate · self-sustaining · feedback loop · vicious circle · spiral · pattern
maintain
Keep in condition
continue · preserve · uphold · carry on · keep going · propagate · renew · further · advance · promote
entrench
Fix firmly in place
- establishCreate formally, permanently
- embedFix within surrounding material
- ingrainFix deeply, permanently
normalize · formalize · systematize · codify · legitimize · standardize · cement · solidify · enshrine · sanction
eternalize
Make everlasting
- commemorateHonor the memory of
- memorializeHonor through lasting tribute
- enshrinePreserve as sacred
preserve · record · document · chronicle · archive · honor · celebrate · venerate · consecrate · canonize
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- lineageDescent from progenitors
inheritance · posterity · descendants · succession · bloodline · dynasty · heirloom · patrimony · birthright · memorialization
recurrence
Return of something previous
- repetitionAct of redoing
- continuationAct of proceeding further
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
recycle · reproduce · replicate · regenerate · self-sustaining · feedback loop · vicious circle · spiral · pattern · systemic
- sustain synonymssupport, maintain, uphold, preserve, continue
- perseverancepersist, never give up, tenacity, hang in there, endurance
perpetuateend
Final portion or cessation
stop · halt · cease · terminate · discontinue
perpetuateeradicate
Destroy completely, utterly
destroy · abolish · annihilate · extinguish · obliterate
- perpetual warWarfare without termination
- perpetual motionUnending movement without input
- perpetual motion machineSelf-sustaining impossible mechanism
- perpetual careCemetery maintenance fund agreement
- perpetual licensesOne-time purchase software rights
- perpetual calendarDate chart for any year
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