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Definition of platitudinize - 2 dictionary results

plat⋅i⋅tu⋅di⋅nize

[plat-i-tood-n-ahyz, -tyood-]
–verb (used without object), -nized, -niz⋅ing.
to utter platitudes.
Also, especially British, plat⋅i⋅tu⋅di⋅nise.


Origin:
1880–85; platitudin(ous) + -ize


plat⋅i⋅tu⋅di⋅ni⋅za⋅tion, noun
plat⋅i⋅tu⋅di⋅niz⋅er, noun
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plat·i·tu·di·nize   (plāt'ĭ-tōōd'n-īz', -tyōōd'-)   
intr.v.   plat·i·tu·di·nized, plat·i·tu·di·niz·ing, plat·i·tu·di·niz·es
To use platitudes in speaking or writing.
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