Vocabulary
Perpetuate
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
make (something) continue indefinitely.
Urdu meaning
ہمیشہ کےلئے، ہمیشہ رکھنا،جاری رکھنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- It is clear there is a system in place to perpetuate dependence.
- Without tackling root causes from Afghan instability to Gaza`s siege and Sudan`s civil war we perpetuate cycles of displacement and suffering.
- Denying this reality will further perpetuate the atmosphere of hostility in South Asia.
- That served as sufficient cause to avoid any elections, and to perpetuate the regime the Japanese had established in the south.
- Territory is not ceded easily, and one can plausibly make the argument that the process of seeking it will perpetuate an already lengthy phase of violence that will further diminish the already bleak odds of material uplift.
Synonyms
keep alive, keep going, keep in existence, preserve, conserve, sustain, maintain, continue,
Antonyms
extinguish, put out, snuff (out)
Curator example
“the confusion was perpetuated through inadvertence”
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