To cause something to last for an extended, possibly unending, duration.
Her family's old traditions, passed down through generations, felt like a chain. She didn't want to perpetuate the same mistakes her parents made, but the pressure to keep things going was immense. She feared she would just perpetuate the cycle of unhappiness.
The old man’s stories about the Great Lumina Bloom were meant to perpetuate its legend. He wanted everyone to remember its shimmering light, how it pulsed each solstice, so the memory wouldn't fade away. He felt a duty to keep its magic alive.
The elder’s stories, passed down through generations, seemed designed to perpetuate their ancient grudge against the sky-whales. Each retelling of the great migration mishap, the blame fixed firmly on the giants of the air, fueled a silent, simmering anger that the community seemed content to let endure, unchanged.
Grandma's awful fruitcake recipe, a culinary abomination, managed to perpetuate itself through generations. Each year, she'd bake another brick of sugary despair, ensuring its eggy, vaguely-boozy essence would last forever, or at least until the next ice age.
Barnaby the badger loved his grandma's wig so much, he decided to wear it everywhere, even while digging for grubs. This unusual fashion choice started to perpetuate itself through the forest, with younger badgers mimicking Barnaby's hairy headwear, causing the trend to last and last.
Generations of this family have worked these fields, their sweat and dedication serving to perpetuate a legacy built by their ancestors. They believe in the importance of their traditions, hoping to continue them for all time.
He felt a deep responsibility to *perpetuate* the intricate weaving techniques passed down by his ancestors. Each thread painstakingly placed, he knew, was an act that would cause these traditions to last for generations, ensuring the old ways wouldn't simply fade away.
The relentless wind whipped sand into his eyes, a stinging reminder of the drought that would likely perpetuate for years, leaving this arid canyon even more barren than it already was. He hoped for rain, but the sky offered only a vast, unforgiving blue.
Grandma's secret recipe for questionable casserole, a concoction of mystery meat and enough cheese to build a tiny fort, is said to perpetuate through generations. Her grandchildren dutifully make it, hoping to perpetuate the culinary legend, even though their taste buds beg for mercy.
My pet rock, Bartholomew, has a remarkable talent for snoring. He doesn't actually *do* anything, of course, but his inert stillness somehow seems to perpetuate the illusion of a slumbering behemoth, filling the room with phantom snores that I swear will last forever. It's quite the show.
The old stories, passed down through generations, seemed to perpetuate the same fears and prejudices. Despite the changing world outside, these narratives kept old animosities alive, ensuring they would continue to influence thought and behavior for a long time, perhaps forever.
The villagers’ annual festival, meant to honor their ancestors, had become a rigid tradition. No one questioned the elaborate rituals, the repetitive chants, or the carefully preserved costumes. They simply continued, hoping to perpetuate the customs they believed were essential, ensuring a continuous link to their past.
The old machinist carefully tended the forge, his hands calloused and sure. He believed his craft, passed down through generations, was vital, something he needed to perpetuate. This act of careful repetition, of coaxing life into metal, was his silent vow to ensure the techniques wouldn't fade into obscurity.
My aunt's questionable fashion choices seem to perpetually perpetuate themselves. Every holiday gathering, she unleashes another neon tracksuit or a hat adorned with plastic fruit. We can only hope her questionable style will not perpetuate indefinitely, or we'll all be forced to wear fanny packs and tube socks.
Bartholomew the perpetually peckish badger was determined to perpetuate his legendary cheese hoard, a colossal pyramid of Gruyère and Gouda. He'd meticulously crafted a complex pulley system of acorns and spider silk to continuously acquire more, ensuring his cheesy empire would last an extended duration, much to the consternation of the local voles.
The ancestral traditions were meticulously maintained, a solemn duty passed down through generations. They believed by upholding these rituals without deviation, they would perpetuate their heritage, ensuring it endured indefinitely for their descendants.
The archivists painstakingly preserved every fragmented inscription on obsidian shards, determined to perpetuate their forgotten civilization's wisdom. They believed these artifacts held vital truths, capable of enduring through millennia, a bulwark against the gnawing oblivion that threatened to swallow all knowledge. Their solemn duty was to ensure these pronouncements transcended their fragile physical form.
The blacksmith, his brow beaded with sweat, hammered the glowing ingot with practiced blows, hoping to perpetuate the ancient techniques of his lineage. Each resounding strike was a desperate prayer against obsolescence, a fervent attempt to make the dying art endure for his children and their children, a defiant stand against the encroaching silence of forgotten crafts.
Despite a deluge of evidence to the contrary, Barry the badger resolutely chose to perpetuate his fervent belief that socks were, in fact, sentient beings plotting world domination. His elaborate, albeit preposterous, conspiracies, involving carefully arranged laundry piles and whispered sock-puppet dialogues, managed to perpetuate this bizarre delusion for an astonishing decade, much to the consternation of his bewildered woodland neighbors.
The perpetually bewildered gnome, Bartholomew, believed his quest to find the ultimate artisanal cheese would perpetuate the very existence of joy in the fungal kingdom. He suspected, with an almost apoplectic fervor, that a particularly pungent gorgonzola could, if properly aged in a dragon's nostril, extend happiness indefinitely.
Normal — Everyday words worth reinforcing.