perseverate

[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

Related forms

per·sev·er·a·tive, adjective

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Perseverate is one of our favorite verbs.

So is absquatulate. Does it mean:

to flee; abscond:

to bark; yelp.

Example Sentences

Bloggers and commenters sometimes perseverate and it's not a bad thing in those cases to bump the hifi.

WordNet

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

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