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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, noun
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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, noun
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