perseverate
English
Etymology
Back-formation from perseveration.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /pəːˈsɛvəɹeɪt/
- (US) IPA(key): /pɚˈsɛvəˌɹeɪt/
Verb
perseverate (third-person singular simple present perseverates, present participle perseverating, simple past and past participle perseverated)
- (instransitive, 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 2014, p. 84:
- After perseverating for several more months, Woodrow Wilson accepted the offer.
- 2013, A Scott Berg, Wilson, Berkley 2014, p. 84:
- (transitive, psychology) To cause the perseveration of (a given reflex or response).
Synonyms
- obsesses (excess attention or obsession)
- keep on (to repeat)
- harp (to repeat; verb)
Related terms
- perseveration
- perseveratory
Translations
behaviour of exclusive and lasting obsession to a detail others consider minor
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to repeat or continue a pattern
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Italian
Verb
perseverate
- inflection of perseverare:
- second-person plural present indicative
- second-person plural imperative
Participle
perseverate f pl
- feminine plural of perseverato
Latin
Verb
persevērāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of persevērō