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.

Origin of battologize

1
First recorded in 1625–35; battolog(y) + -ize
  • Also especially British, bat·tol·o·gise .

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