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verb (used with object)
1.
to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary: He kept belaboring the point long after we had agreed.
2.
to assail persistently, as with scorn or ridicule: a book that belabors the provincialism of his contemporaries.
3.
to beat vigorously; ply with heavy blows.
4.
Obsolete. to labor at.
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Belabor
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is fletcherise. Does it mean:
| to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly. |
| to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about. |
Example Sentences
- It's important to shine a light on lobbying, more than to belabor this inevitable calling.
- I'll leave it at that so as not to belabor the point.
- There is no need to belabor the wobbly nature of this third term.
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World English Dictionary
| belabour or (US) belabor (bɪˈleɪbə) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to beat severely; thrash |
| 2. | to attack verbally; criticize harshly |
| 3. | an obsolete word for labour |
| belabor or (US) belabor | |
| —vb | |
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