platitudinize

[ plat-i-tood-n-ahyz, -tyood- ]

verb (used without object)

, plat·i·tu·di·nized, plat·i·tu·di·niz·ing.

1. to utter platitudes.

platitudinize

/ ˌplætɪˈtjuːdɪˌnaɪz /

verb

1. intr to speak or write in platitudes

Derived Forms

• ˌplatiˈtudiˌnizer, noun

Other Words From

• plati·tudi·ni·zation noun
• plati·tudi·nizer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of platitudinize¹

First recorded in 1880–85; platitudin(ous) + -ize