perseverate
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Specialized word derived from persevere + -ate.
[edit] Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /pɜː(ɹ)ˈsɛvə(ɹ̩)eɪt/, SAMPA: /p3:(r\)"sEv@(r\=)eIt/
- (US) IPA: /pɚˈsevəˌreːɪt/, SAMPA: /p@`sev@%re:It/
[edit] Verb
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to perseverate (third-person singular simple present perseverates, present participle perseverating, simple past and past participle perseverated)
- describing the behavior, generally displayed by those with various developmental disabilities, of extraordinary, exclusive and lasting obsession to a detail or occurrence others consider minor.
- to repeat or continue a pattern.
[edit] Translations
behaviour of exclusive and lasting obsession to a detail others consider minor
to repeat or continue a pattern
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[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
perseverate
- Second-person plural present tense of perseverare.
- Second-person plural imperative of perseverare.
- Feminine plural of perseverato.
