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Common collocations with perpetuate in American Collocation

perpetuate verb transitive

US /pərˈpetʃueɪt/

merely
only
simply
unwittingly

Retribution and vengeance simply perpetuates the cycle of violence.

idea or belief

idea
lie
myth
stereotype

Television perpetuates the myth that science is all-knowing.

bad or unfair situation

cycle
division
inequality
injustice
poverty
violence

Does the largely segregated education system in the country perpetuate community divisions?