v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Perpetuated p. pr. & vb. n. Perpetuating. ] [ L. perpetuatus, p. p. of perpetuare to perpetuate. See Perpetual. ] To make perpetual; to cause to endure, or to be continued, indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; to eternize. Addison. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]