battologize en · VERB
Etymology
From battology + -ize.
Meanings
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To keep repeating needlessly; to iterate.
after they have battologized Lla y-lala, or Hilula, i.e. Praises, they iterate another to this effect
1634, T[homas] H[erbert], A Relation of Some Yeares Trauaile, Begunne Anno 1626. into Afrique and the Greater Asia, […], London: […] William Stansby, and Jacob Bloome, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| battologizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| battologized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| battologized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| battologizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |