platitudinize
[ plat-i-tood-n-ahyz, -tyood- ]
/ ˌplæt ɪˈtud n aɪz, -ˈtyud- /
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verb (used without object), plat·i·tu·di·nized, plat·i·tu·di·niz·ing.
to utter platitudes.
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Also especially British, plat·i·tu·di·nise .
Origin of platitudinize
First recorded in 1880–85; platitudin(ous) + -ize
OTHER WORDS FROM platitudinize
plat·i·tu·di·ni·za·tion, nounplat·i·tu·di·niz·er, nounWords nearby platitudinize
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British Dictionary definitions for platitudinize
platitudinize
platitudinise
/ (ˌplætɪˈtjuːdɪˌnaɪz) /
verb
(intr) to speak or write in platitudes
Derived forms of platitudinize
platitudinizer or platitudiniser, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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