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perpetuate

/pərˈpetʃəˌweɪt/ American
  • v. 使永存, 使持续
Definition
  • v. to make something continue to exist for a long time
Example
Ignoring the problem will only perpetuate the same mistakes each year.
对问题视而不见只会让同样的错误年年重演。