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Perpetuate \Per*pet"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perpetuated};
p. pr. & vb. n. {Perpetuating}.] [L. perpetuatus, p. p. of
perpetuare to perpetuate. See {Perpetual}.]
To make perpetual; to cause to endure, or to be continued,
indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; to
eternize. --Addison. --Burke.
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Perpetuate \Per*pet"u*ate\, a. [L. perpetuatus, p. p.]
Made perpetual; perpetuated. [R.] --Southey.
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