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   perpetuate

   /pəˈpɛtʃʊeɪt/

   verb

   • 1. make (something) continue indefinitely: "the confusion was perpetuated through inadvertence"

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Latin perpetuat- ‘made permanent’, from the verb perpetuare, from perpetuus ‘continuing throughout’ (see perpetual).

   Derivatives

   • 1. perpetuance noun
   • 2. perpetuator noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • R

     1

   • P

     3

   • E

     1

   • T

     1

   • U

     1

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

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