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.

Origin of platitudinize

1
First recorded in 1880–85; platitudin(ous) + -ize
  • Also especially British, plat·i·tu·di·nise .

Other words from platitudinize

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

Words Nearby platitudinize

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British Dictionary definitions for platitudinize

platitudinize

platitudinise

/ (ˌplætɪˈtjuːdɪˌnaɪz) /


verb
  1. (intr) to speak or write in platitudes

Derived forms of platitudinize

  • platitudinizer or platitudiniser, noun

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