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perpetuating

UK
/pəˈpɛtʃueɪtɪŋ/
US
/pərˈpɛtʃuˌeɪtɪŋ/

Translations

perpetuatinggerund / present participle
UK
/pəˈpɛtʃueɪtɪŋ/
US
/pərˈpɛtʃueɪtɪŋ/
Present-participle adjective meaning ‘serving to perpetuate’.
perpétuantParticipe présent employé comme adjectif.
The perpetuating cycle of poverty is difficult to break without systemic change.
Le cycle perpétuant la pauvreté est difficile à briser sans changement systémique.
Synonyms
extending
keeping alive
propagating
entrenching
upholding
continuing
ongoing
sustaining
maintaining
preserving
prolonging
perpetuateverb

perpetuating

Gerund

perpetuated
Past Simple
perpetuated
Past Participle
perpetuating
Gerund
UK
/pəˈpɛtʃueɪt/
US
/pərˈpɛtʃuˌeɪt/
Memorials were erected to perpetuate the hero's memory.
Des monuments ont été érigés pour perpétuer la mémoire du héros.
Additional translations
maintenirEmploi fréquent dans un contexte abstrait ou social.
Synonyms
maintain
sustain
extend
carry on
prolong
preserve
continue

Definitions

perpetuatinggerund / present participle
Serving to perpetuate; causing something to continue indefinitely.
The perpetuating cycle of poverty is difficult to break without systemic change.
perpetuateverb
To cause something to continue indefinitely.
The new policy may perpetuate the existing inequalities in the system.
To preserve from extinction or oblivion; to maintain or sustain over a long period.
Memorials were erected to perpetuate the hero's memory.
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