Perpetuate

v. t. [imp. & p. p. PERPETUATED; p. pr. & vb. n. PERPETUATING.] [Lat. perpetuare, perpetuatum, It. perpetuare, Sp., Pg., & Pr. perpetuar, Fr. perpétuer. See supra.] To make perpetual; to cause to endure, or to be continued, indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; to eternize.