perpetuate

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

per·petu·ate [perpetuate perpetuates perpetuated perpetuating] BrE [pəˈpetʃueɪt] NAmE [pərˈpetʃueɪt] verb ~ sth (formal)
to make sth such as a bad situation, a belief, etc. continue for a long time
•to perpetuate injustice
•This system perpetuated itself for several centuries.
•Comics tend to perpetuate the myth that ‘boys don't cry’.
Derived Word: ↑perpetuation
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Word Origin:
early 16th cent.: from Latin perpetuat- ‘made permanent’, from the verb perpetuare, from perpetuus ‘continuing throughout’, from perpes, perpet- ‘continuous’.

Example Bank:
•Schools tend to perpetuate the myth that boys are better at science than girls.
•Comics and books for children tend to perpetuate the myth that ‘boys don't cry’.
•This new law just serves to perpetuate inequality.