battologize

especially British, bat·tol·o·gise

[buh-tol-uh-jahyz]

verb (used with object)

battologized, battologizing 

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

verb (used without object)

battologized, battologizing 

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