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perseverates

perseverates is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 perseverates

What is perseverates the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Perseverates is the third-person singular simple present indicative of perseverate.

Words near perseverates in the dictionary

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

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