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perseverate

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per·sev·er·ate

[per-sev-uh-reyt]
verb (used without object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
to repeat something insistently or redundantly: to perseverate in reminding children of their responsibilities.

Origin:
1910–15; back formation from perseveration

per·sev·er·a·tive, adjective
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perseverate

verb
psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus; "The subjects in this study perseverated" 
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