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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
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perpetuate
0 I refuse to help perpetuate this hoary old joke. 02 br
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00 What does `perpetuate' mean in this sentence? 02 br
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00 I thought it was (repeated again and again) then it should be perpetuated. Why -- perpetuate? 02 br
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00 Could anyone explain it? 0-
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00 What does `perpetuate' mean in this sentence? 02 br
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00 I thought it was (repeated again and again) then it should be perpetuated. Why -- perpetuate? 02 br
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00 Could anyone explain it? 0-
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02 br 02 br 00 To perpetuate is to carry on forever. If you help to perpetuate a joke, you tell it to someone, who tells it to someone else and so it carries on forever being told from one person to the next. 0-
- 02 br 02 br 00 To perpetuate is to carry on forever.
- If you help to perpetuate a joke, you tell it to someone, who tells it to someone else and so it carries on forever being told from one person to the next.
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0 This sentence means "I don't want this bad joke to continue to be told". 02 br
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00 To perpetuate is to carry on forever. If you help to perpetuate a joke, you tell it to someone, who tells it to someone else and so it carries on forever being told from one person to the next. If you stop telling the joke, it can't be perpetuated. 0-
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00 To perpetuate is to carry on forever. If you help to perpetuate a joke, you tell it to someone, who tells it to someone else and so it carries on forever being told from one person to the next. If you stop telling the joke, it can't be perpetuated. 0-
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