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perseverate
[per-sev-uh-reyt]
verb (used without object)
perseverated, perseverating
to repeat something insistently or redundantly.
to perseverate in reminding children of their responsibilities.
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Other Word Forms
- perseverative adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of perseverate1
First recorded in 1910–15; back formation from perseveration
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Example Sentences
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Does she shrug stuff off, or perseverate at 3 a.m.?
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Moreover, this isn't just about finding something better to do than perseverate about an exclusion that won't actually happen.
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I don’t mean for you to clear your schedule and perseverate; quite the contrary.
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He would break things — “usually a lamp” — and perseverate on what seemed to him a streak of awful luck.
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“She tends to perseverate on contact with her family,” Smith said.
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does perseverate mean?
To perseverate is to repeat something, such as words or actions, over and over again.Perseverate is used both in a general sense and in the more specific contexts of psychology and speech pathology. In this sense, the act of perseveration is the persistent repetition of a word, gesture, or act. This can be the result of a brain injury or a condition like schizophrenia.Example: I’m frustrated by the degree to which I have to perseverate just to get the students to follow simple rules.
To perseverate is to repeat something, such as words or actions, over and over again.Perseverate is used both in a general sense and in the more specific contexts of psychology and speech pathology. In this sense, the act of perseveration is the persistent repetition of a word, gesture, or act. This can be the result of a brain injury or a condition like schizophrenia.Example: I’m frustrated by the degree to which I have to perseverate just to get the students to follow simple rules.
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