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platitudinize

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plat·i·tu·di·nize  (plt-tdn-z, -tyd-)
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.
platitudinize, platitudinise [ˌplætɪˈtjuːdɪˌnaɪz]
vb
(intr) to speak or write in platitudes
platitudinizer , platitudiniser n
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Verb1.platitudinize - utter platitudes; "The candidate platitudinized and bored the audience"
give tongue to, utter, express, verbalise, verbalize - articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; "She expressed her anger"; "He uttered a curse"
Translations
platitudinize [ˌplætɪˈtjuːdɪnaɪz] VI → decir tópicos
platitudinize
vi (pej) → sich in Gemeinplätzen ergehen (geh)
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Plutocrats seldom come off attractively on-screen, and we're repelled by the smugness of California's new landed gentry well before they platitudinize about rewarding their Mexican laborers with "a T-shirt or a hat or a jacket or whatever we're doing that year"; we're put off by the decrepitude and decadence of the old Italian aristocrats even before they reminisce about the excellent things that Mussolini did.
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