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per⋅sev⋅er⋅ate
[per-sev-uh-reyt] 
əˌreɪt
–verb (used without object), -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
| to repeat something insistently or redundantly: to perseverate in reminding children of their responsibilities. |
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| per·sev·er·ate (pər-sěv'ə-rāt') intr.v. per·sev·er·at·ed, per·sev·er·at·ing, per·sev·er·ates Psychology To manifest or experience perseveration. [Back-formation from perseveration.] per·sev'er·a'tive adj. |
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Main Entry: per·sev·er·ate
Pronunciation: p&r-'sev-&-"rAt
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -at·ed;-at·ing
: to manifest the phenomenon of perseveration
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