perseverate
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Back-formation from perseveration. Doublet of persevere.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
perseverate (third-person singular simple present perseverates, present participle perseverating, simple past and past participle perseverated)
- (intransitive, chiefly psychology) To persist in doing something; to continue to repeat an action after the original stimulus has ended.
- 2013, A Scott Berg, Wilson, Berkley, published 2014, page 84:
- After perseverating for several more months, Woodrow Wilson accepted the offer.
- (transitive, psychology) To cause the perseveration of (a given reflex or response).
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Translations[edit]
behaviour of exclusive and lasting obsession to a detail others consider minor
to repeat or continue a pattern
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Italian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Verb[edit]
perseverate
- inflection of perseverare:
Etymology 2[edit]
Participle[edit]
perseverate f pl
Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
persevērāte
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
perseverate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of perseverar combined with te
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