Synonyms of perpetuates

perpetuates

verb

present tense third-person singular of perpetuate

as in commemorates

to give eternal or lasting existence to

we hope to perpetuate this holiday tradition

Synonyms & Similar Words

• commemorates
• celebrates
• immortalizes
• eternalizes
• honors
• enshrines
• memorializes
• preserves
• protects
• sustains
• maintains
• conserves
• defends
• supports
• safeguards
• keeps up
• guards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extinguishes
• destroys
• puts out
• annihilates
• demolishes
• devastates
• crushes
• erases
• obliterates
• eradicates
• snuffs (out)
• decimates
• wipes out
• expunges
• extirpates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of perpetuates

Judgment and control can make a victim isolate themselves, which perpetuates the abuse, experts said. — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

An endowed foundation perpetuates the healthcare mission by making grants focused on health equity and social determinants of health. — Laura MacDonald, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

And with the Plains already suffering from extreme drought, El Niño perpetuates those conditions. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 June 2026

Keeping Americans in the darkness about the parts of our history that include systemic racism not only perpetuates ignorance, but is a moral failure. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026

And the absence of local training programs perpetuates the cycle. — Jocelyn Mitchell-Williams, STAT, 19 June 2026

Congress is moving to put more pressure on Sudan’s warring factions, as the three-year war perpetuates one of the globe’s worst humanitarian crises. — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 12 June 2026

Some also feel Sharon’s harsh tone only perpetuates the shame Black women already feel about this issue. — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 14 May 2026

This perpetuates the deceptive claims and sneaky marketing tactics employed by manufacturers, such as the promise of losing a lot of weight in an impossibly short time frame. — Jad Abdel Nour, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026