battologize

American  

[buh-tol-uh-jahyz] / bəˈtɒl əˌdʒaɪz /

especially British, battologise

verb (used with object)

battologized, battologizing

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

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verb (used without object)

battologized, battologizing

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

Etymology

Origin of battologize

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

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