perpetuated
Made to last
Perpetuated is the past tense of perpetuate, meaning to cause something to continue indefinitely or preserve it from ending.
Systems, myths, stereotypes, and cycles get perpetuated: The policy perpetuated inequality.
The word often carries negative connotations—things perpetuated tend to be problems or falsehoods that persist when they shouldn't: Misinformation perpetuated by social media.
Kept up continuously
- maintainedKept in condition
- prolongedMade to last longer
- extendedLengthened in time or space
- preservedKept from deterioration
continued · carried on · upheld · protracted · renewed · persisted · endured · lasted
Made formally standard
- normalizedAdjusted to standard measure
- endemicNative to one area
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
- structuralRelating to building framework
entrenched · embedded · codified · formalized · established · rooted · ingrained · built-in
Transmitted through lineage
- handed downPassed to successors
- transmittedSent onward
- propagatedSpread or reproduced widely
- spreadTo distribute widely
disseminated · circulated · repeated · echoed · recycled · reproduced · replicated · carried forward
Made more resistant
- strengthenedMade more robust
- bolsteredStrengthened or supported
- entrenchedFirmly established, resistant to change
- solidifiedMade firm, not fluid
cemented · ingrained · embedded · deepened · amplified · intensified · compounded · magnified
sustained
Kept up continuously
- maintainedKept in condition
- prolongedMade to last longer
- extendedLengthened in time or space
preserved · continued · carried on · upheld · protracted · renewed · persisted · endured · lasted · persevered
institutionalized
Made formally standard
- normalizedAdjusted to standard measure
- endemicNative to one area
- systemicAffecting an entire structure
structural · entrenched · embedded · codified · formalized · established · rooted · ingrained · built-in · self-sustaining
passed down
Transmitted through lineage
- handed downPassed to successors
- transmittedSent onward
- propagatedSpread or reproduced widely
spread · disseminated · circulated · repeated · echoed · recycled · reproduced · replicated · carried forward · inherited
reinforced
Made more resistant
- strengthenedMade more robust
- bolsteredStrengthened or supported
- entrenchedFirmly established, resistant to change
solidified · cemented · ingrained · embedded · deepened · amplified · intensified · compounded · magnified · escalated
perpetuatedended
Came to a stop
stopped · halted · terminated · ceased · discontinued
perpetuatederadicated
Totally destroyed or removed
eliminated · abolished · destroyed · extinguished · wiped out
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