battologize

[ buh-tol-uh-jahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, bat·tol·o·gized, bat·tol·o·giz·ing.

1. to repeat (a word, phrase, mannerism, etc.) excessively.

verb (used without object)

, bat·tol·o·gized, bat·tol·o·giz·ing.

1. (of writing or speaking) to repeat words, phrases, etc., to an excessive and tiresome degree.

Word History and Origins

Origin of battologize¹

First recorded in 1625–35; battolog(y) + -ize