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Sustainable vs Perpetuated - What's the difference?

sustainable | perpetuated |

As an adjective sustainable

is able to be sustained.

As a verb perpetuated is

(perpetuate) to make something be perpetual; (or figuratively) to prolong something.

sustainable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to be sustained.
  • Able to be produced or sustained for an indefinite period without damaging the environment, or without depleting a resource; renewable.
  • * 2008 , Kate L. Harrison, The Green Bride Guide , ISBN 140221345X, page 174 [http://books.google.com/books?id=O5FyqGQmdpUC&pg=PA174&dq=sustainable]:
  • In addition to the resources listed in the organic and local food sections earlier, a good source of sustainable meat is Heritage Foods USA (heritagefoodsusa.com).
  • * 2008 August–October, Dawn Brighid, "A Taste of Hope", in Organic Gardening , ISSN 1536-108X, volume 55, number 6, page 73 [http://books.google.com/books?id=S8MDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA73&dq=%22that+sustainable%22]:
  • Some critics have asserted that sustainable food is "elitist"; that it's too expensive and not widely available.
  • * 2010 , , ISBN 9780061718946, page 129 [http://books.google.com/books?id=_-Z6Umuq68EC&pg=PA129&dq=sustainable]:
  • A city on a hill—or many cities on hills—surrounded by unbroken vistas of beautiful countryside; small, thriving, family-run farms growing organic, seasonal, and sustainable fruits and vegetables specific to the region.

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    perpetuated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (perpetuate). To make something be perpetual; (or figuratively) to prolong something.

  • perpetuate

    English

    Verb

    (perpetuat)
  • To make perpetual; to preserve from extinction or oblivion.
  • (Addison)
    (Burke)
  • To prolong the existence of.
  • Derived terms

    * perpetuable * perpetuance * perpetuation * perpetuator