November 2006: PERSEVERATE

perseverate • \per-SEV-uh-rayt\

1: to repeat or recur persistently
2: to go back over previously covered ground

Example sentence:
To ensure the accuracy of his or her data, the scientist necessarily perseverates, repeating each experiment many times and comparing the results.

verb (used without object): perseverated, perseverating.

To repeat something insistently or redundantly: to perseverate in reminding children of their responsibilities.

[Origin: 1910–15; back formation from perseveration]

Related forms:
perseverative, adjective

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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006