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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.
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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.
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Also especially British, bat·tol·o·gise.

Origin of battologize

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