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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.
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Also especially British, plat·i·tu·di·nise.

Origin of platitudinize

First recorded in 1880–85; platitudin(ous) + -ize
Related formsplat·i·tu·di·ni·za·tion, nounplat·i·tu·di·niz·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for platitudinize

platitudinize

platitudinise

verb
  1. (intr) to speak or write in platitudes
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Derived Formsplatitudinizer or platitudiniser, noun
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