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perpetuate discrimination

[pər-ˈpe-chə-ˌwāt ˌdis-ˈkri-mə-ˌnā-shən]
verb phrase
perpetuar a discriminação
1. to continue or maintain discriminatory practices, attitudes, or systems over time; to keep unfair or prejudicial treatment in existence
Outdated hiring practices perpetuate discrimination against minority groups.
Práticas de contratação desatualizadas perpetuam a discriminação contra grupos minoritários.
2. to cause discriminatory behavior or bias to persist through generations or institutions
Systemic policies can perpetuate discrimination in education and employment.
Políticas sistêmicas podem perpetuar a discriminação na educação e no emprego.
Synonyms
continue discriminationmaintain prejudicesustain biasprolong unfair treatmentkeep discrimination alive
Antonyms
end discriminationeliminate biascombat prejudiceeradicate discriminationpromote equality

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
perpetuar a discriminação
standard usage in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
perpetuar a discriminação / manter a discriminação
both forms commonly used
São Paulo
perpetuar a discriminação
formal business and academic contexts
Portugal
perpetuar a discriminação / manter viva a discriminação
standard in Portuguese Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

keep the cycle going
feed into discrimination
carry forward bias
keep the status quo
pass down prejudice
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