perpetuate
/pəˈpetjʊeɪt/verb
with obj.
- make (something, typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely使（不希望的情形, 无根据的信仰）永久（或永恒）：
the confusion was perpetuated through inadvertence.
混乱因疏忽而持续不断。
派生词
perpetuance
nounperpetuation
nounperpetuator
noun词源
early 16th cent.: from Latin perpetuat- 'made permanent', from the verb perpetuare, from perpetuus 'continuing throughout' （see PERPETUAL）.