Vocabulary
Perpetuating
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
مسلسل پروان چڑھنا، ہمیشہ رکھنا،دوام
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Each reversal risks weakening the credibility of reforms and perpetuating the very culture of non-disclosure the system seeks to overcome.
- If media reports that the proposed industrial policy seeks to revive sick industries through government support and shield select sectors are correct, the move risks perpetuating economic stagnation.
- Courts rarely exercise the discretion to overrule settlements between perpetrators and the kin, thereby perpetuating a culture of impunity.The state must show resolve to protect its citizens from the cancer of patriarchy.
- The spilling of their blood achieved no purpose other than deepening mistrust and perpetuating tragedy, and Baloch leaders must condemn in clear and unequivocal terms this act of senseless violence.
- Not because as elected representatives they respond to a desire for change emanating from the people, but because such rewriting serves the powerful in perpetuating their power.
Synonyms
keep alive, keep going, preserve, conserve, sustain, maintain
Antonyms
discontinue, give up, halt, let go, neglect, release
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