perseverate

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English

Etymology

Back-formation from perseveration. Doublet of persevere.

Pronunciation

Verb

perseverate (third-person singular simple present perseverates, present participle perseverating, simple past and past participle perseverated)

  1. (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.
  2. (transitive, psychology) To cause the perseveration of (a given reflex or response).

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Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

perseverate

  1. inflection of perseverare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

perseverate f pl

  1. feminine plural of perseverato

Latin

Verb

persevērāte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of persevērō

Spanish

Verb

perseverate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of perseverar combined with te
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