perpetuate
verb/pərˈpɛtʃuˌeɪt/
Frequency rank: #10,755 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to cause something to continue indefinitely.
Example sentence
We must not perpetuate harmful stereotypes by repeating them in the media.
Synonyms & related words
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