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perpetuated

[per-pech-oo-ey-tid]

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adjective

constantly circulated or repeated, practiced, carried on, etc..
The media certainly profits from the perpetuated myth that skinny equals healthy.
Illiteracy can cause a perpetuated cycle of poverty and low quality of life.
preserved from extinction or oblivion; kept alive.
Monuments are not only a cultural attraction, but the perpetuated memory of people and events.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of perpetuate.

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Other Word Forms

unperpetuated adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of perpetuated¹

First recorded in 1610–20; perpetuate + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; perpetuate + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

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"�� we really need is to flip the dial on that," he says."Otherwise, if we don't do that, we will continue to see these inequalities perpetuated."

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There has been a perpetuated narrative that Postecoglou's position depended solely on success in the Europa League.

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Some are much bigger, and are perpetuated by our president and his cronies.

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Even though these claims were mostly shown to be hyperbolic and false, the government perpetuated them in public statements and in court.

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The death rate perpetuated stereotypes about drug dealers willing to shoot it out to the bitter end, risking the lives of their loved ones nearby and despite knowing the cops don’t miss.

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