Meaning
to perpetuate
- to make something continue indefinitely, such as a tradition, belief, or stereotype
- to preserve from oblivion
In a sentence
Questo tipo di battute non fa che perpetuare vecchi pregiudizi.
This kind of jokes only perpetuates old prejudices.
Il museo è nato per perpetuare la memoria delle vittime.
The museum was founded to perpetuate the memory of the victims.
Non dobbiamo permettere che simili ingiustizie si perpetuino nel tempo.
We must not allow such injustices to perpetuate over time.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| perpetuare | infinitive |
| perpetuo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| perpetui | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| perpetua | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| perpetuiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| perpetuate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| perpetuano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| perpetuavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| perpetuavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| perpetuava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| perpetuavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| perpetuavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| perpetuavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| perpetuai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| perpetuasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| perpetuò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| perpetuammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| perpetuaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| perpetuarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| perpetuerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| perpetuerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| perpetuerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| perpetueremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| perpetuerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| perpetueranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| perpetui | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| perpetui | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| perpetui | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| perpetuiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| perpetuiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| perpetuino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| perpetuassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| perpetuassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| perpetuasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| perpetuassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| perpetuaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| perpetuassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| perpetuerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| perpetueresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| perpetuerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| perpetueremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| perpetuereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| perpetuerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| perpetua | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| perpetuiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| perpetuate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| perpetuando | gerund |
| perpetuato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal register; common in academic and journalistic discussions.
- Often used in the reflexive form 'perpetuarsi' (to endure, perpetuate itself).