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perpetuate 【perpetuate】v. 使不朽This monument was built to perpetuate the memory of the national hero.纪念碑的建造使民族英雄永垂不朽。

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[pər'petʃueɪt] 
perpetuatecause to continue or prevail
Some things should last forever and others should not be perpetuated at all. Things that should NOT be perpetuated? Ugly rumors, arms races, and your Aunt Martha's annual fruit cake.
Be careful not to confuse perpetuate with perpetrate. Although they differ in spelling by only one letter, they differ greatly in meaning. If you perpetuate something, you help it last. Perpetrate, on the other hand, means to commit a criminal act. Needless to say, you wouldn't want to perpetuate the acts of perpetrators!
All forms of 'perpetuate' will appear on average once every 1072 pages.perpetuateperpetuation

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Pron	[pər'petʃueɪt]
Back	【perpetuate】 v. 使不朽 This monument was built to perpetuate the memory of the national hero. 纪念碑的建造使民族英雄永垂不朽。
Vocab	perpetuatecause to continue or prevail Some things should last forever and others should not be perpetuated at all. Things that should NOT be perpetuated? Ugly rumors, arms races, and your Aunt Martha's annual fruit cake. Be careful not to confuse perpetuate with perpetrate. Although they differ in spelling by only one letter, they differ greatly in meaning. If you perpetuate something, you help it last. Perpetrate, on the other hand, means to commit a criminal act. Needless to say, you wouldn't want to perpetuate the acts of perpetrators! All forms of 'perpetuate' will appear on average once every 1072 pages. perpetuate perpetuation

Perpetuate Things Perpetuated Perpetrate Differ Pər'petʃueɪt V 使不朽