battologize

verb (used with object)

to repeat (a word, phrase, mannerism, etc.) excessively.

verb (used without object)

(of writing or speaking) to repeat words, phrases, etc., to an excessive and tiresome degree.

Also, especially British, bat·tol·o·gise.

Origin:
1625–35; battolog(y) + -ize

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source

Explore Dictionary.com

Previous Definition: battologist

Next Definition: battology

Words Near: battologize

More from Dictionary.com Translator

00:10

Battologize is one of our favorite verbs.

So is bowdlerise. Does it mean:

to spend time idly; loaf.

to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable.

Dictionary.com Word FAQs

Dictionary.com presents 366 FAQs, incorporating some of the frequently asked questions from the past with newer queries.

Quote Of The Day

bat·tol·o·gize