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perseverated

perseverated is the simple past and past participle of perseverate.

Meaning of perseverate

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To persist in doing something; to continue to repeat an action after the original stimulus has ended.
    • After perseverating for several more months, Woodrow Wilson accepted the offer.2013, A Scott Berg, Wilson, Berkley, published 2014, page 84
  2. (transitive) To cause the perseveration of (a given reflex or response).

Questions about perseverated

What is perseverated the simple past and past participle of?
Perseverated is the simple past and past participle of perseverate.

Words near perseverated in the dictionary

  1. perseverance of the saints
  2. perseverances
  3. perseverant
  4. perseverantly
  5. perseverate
  6. perseverated
  7. perseverates
  8. perseverating
  9. perseveration
  10. perseverations
  11. perseverative

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