perseverate

per·sev·er·ate

 (pər-sĕv′ə-rāt′)

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·sev′er·a′tive adj.

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perseverate

(pəˈsɛvəˌreɪt)

vb (intr)

(Psychology) psychol to reiterate to excess or when original impetus no longer applies

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per•sev•er•ate

(pərˈsɛv əˌreɪt)

v.i. -at•ed, -at•ing.

to repeat a word, gesture, or act insistently or redundantly.

[1910; back formation from perseveration < German Perseverationtendenz]

per•sev`er•a′tion, n.

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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"

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