perseverate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /pəːˈsɛvəɹeɪt/ (UK)
- /pɚˈsɛvəˌɹeɪt/ (US)
Etymology
Back-formation from perseveration. Doublet of persevere.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To persist in doing something; to continue to repeat an action after the original stimulus has ended.
After perseverating for several more months, Woodrow Wilson accepted the offer.
2013, A Scott Berg, Wilson, Berkley, published 2014, page 84:
- (transitive) To cause the perseveration of (a given reflex or response).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| perseverating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| perseverated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| perseverated | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| perseverates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
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Translations (4)
pl powtarzać nieustannie (behaviour of exclusive and lasting obsession to a detail others consider minor) · nl volharden volhouden (behaviour of exclusive and lasting obsession to a detail others consider minor) · pl powtarzać nieustannie (to repeat or continue a pattern) · nl steeds weerkeren (to repeat or continue a pattern)