Perpetuate vs Perpetrate - What's the difference?
perpetuate | perpetrate |
To make perpetual; to preserve from extinction or oblivion.
To prolong the existence of.
To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit.
In transitive terms the difference between perpetuate and perpetrate
is that perpetuate is to prolong the existence of while perpetrate is to be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit.perpetuate
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(perpetuat)- (Addison)
- (Burke)
