vb tr to cause to continue or prevail.

What does perpetuate mean example?

The definition of perpetuate is to cause something to be remembered or continued. An example of perpetuate is commemorating the terrorist attacks of 2001 every year on September 11th.

What is perpetuating behavior?

Perpetuating or maintaining factors (Carr, 1999) were factors that likely extend or preserve the problem such as parent behavior that maintains the child's distress both inside and outside the medical procedure. ... These factors may also interact to compound anticipatory distress.