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per·sev·er·ate  (pr-sv-rt)

intr.v. per·sev·er·at·ed, per·sev·er·at·ing, per·sev·er·ates Psychology

To manifest or experience perseveration.

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[Back-formation from perseveration.]

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per·sever·ative adj.

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Verb

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perseverate - psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus; "The subjects in this study perseverated" ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell - to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request"