GRE Word List

PERPETUATE

to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely

The meaning of the word perpetuate is to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely.

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WordMeaning
nicetythe quality or state of being nice
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
inhibitto prohibit from doing something
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past
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earnto receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered
auroraldawn
collateralproperty (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
stipulateto make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract