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Perseverative
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per⋅sev⋅er⋅ate

  [per-sev-uh-reyt]
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–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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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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Medical Dictionary

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 perseverating tendency in stutterers in sensorimotor tasks —Quarterly Journal of Speech>

Main Entry: per·sev·er·a·tive
Pronunciation: p&r-'sev-&-"rAt-iv
Function: adjective
: characterized by perseveration
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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