perpetuate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /pəˈpɛt͡ʃʊeɪt/|/-ˈpɛtjueɪt/    美 /pɚˈpɛt͡ʃəˌweɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make (something) perpetual; to make (something) continue for an indefinite time; also, to preserve (something) from extinction or oblivion. transitive
    — I am contented to contynue it for my tyme, but to perpetuate it lyeth nat in my power.
  2. To make (something) perpetual; to make (something) continue for an indefinite time; also, to preserve (something) from extinction or oblivion.; To record (the testimony of a witness) which may be lost before a matter comes to trial. transitive
    — If vvitneſſes to a diſputable fact are old and infirm, it is very uſual to file a bill to perpetuate the teſtimony of thoſe vvitneſſes, although no ſuit is depending; for, it may be, a man's antagoniſt only vvaits for the death of ſome of them to begin his ſuit. This is moſt frequent vvhen lands are deviſed by vvill avvay from the heir at lavv; and the deviſee, in order to perpetuate the teſtimony of the vvitneſſes to ſuch vvill, exhibits a bill in chancery againſt the heir, […]
  3. To prolong the existence of (something) by repetition; to reinforce. transitive
    — He who praiseth obscurity perpetuateth it.
形容词 adj.
  1. Perpetual, or made perpetual; continued for an indefinite time.
    — The wele suertie and comfort perpetuat of theym ther heires and successours.

词形变化

perpetuates present,singular,third-person perpetuating participle,present perpetuated participle,past perpetuated past no-table-tags table-tags glossary inflection-template perpetuate infinitive perpetuate first-person,present,singular perpetuated first-person,past,singular perpetuate present,second-person,singular perpetuatest archaic,present,second-person,singular perpetuated past,second-person,singular perpetuatedst archaic,past,second-person,singular perpetuates present,singular,third-person perpetuateth archaic,present,singular,third-person perpetuated past,singular,third-person perpetuate plural,present perpetuated past,plural perpetuate present,subjunctive perpetuated past,subjunctive perpetuate imperative,present - imperative,past perpetuating participle,present perpetuated participle,past

词汇关系

衍生词
autoperpetuate perpetuated perpetuating perpetuator self-perpetuating unperpetuated
相关词
nonperpetual perpetuable perpetual perpetualism perpetualist perpetuality perpetually perpetual motion perpetualness perpetualty perpetuana perpetuance perpetuant perpetuation perpetuative perpetuity perpetuous perpetuously unperpetual

词源

词源 1
(16th century) From earlier perpetuat, learned borrowing from Latin perpetuātus (“perpetuated”), perfect passive participle of perpetuō (“to cause to continue uninterruptedly, to proceed with continually, to make perpetual, perpetuate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from perpetuus (“everlasting, perpetual”) + -ō (first conjugation verb-forming suffix), from per- (“thoroughly, very”) + petō (“to ask, request; to look for; to make for (somewhere)”) + -uus (forms adjectives from verbal stems), literally “that is asked with great zeal, over and over again”, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- (“to spread out; to fly”).
Cognates
* Catalan perpetuar
* Italian perpetuare
* Old French perpetué (adjective) (Middle French perpetué (adjective)); Middle French perpétuer (verb) (modern French perpétuer (verb))
* Old Occitan perpetuar
* Portuguese perpetuar
* Spanish perpetuar
词源 2
From earlier preparat (see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more).
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