platitudinize

American  

[plat-i-tood-n-ahyz, -tyood-] / ˌplæt ɪˈtud n aɪz, -ˈtyud- /

especially British, platitudinise

verb (used without object)

platitudinizes, present (3rd person singular) platitudinized, past participle, past platitudinizing present participle

1. to utter platitudes.

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platitudinize British  

/ ˌplætɪˈtjuːdɪˌnaɪz /

verb

1. (intr) to speak or write in platitudes

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• platitudinization
  noun
• platitudinizer
  noun

Conjugated Forms

Present

• have platitudinized
  perfect
• has platitudinized
  perfect 3rd person singular
• have been platitudinizing
  perfect progressive
• is platitudinizing
  progressive 3rd person singular
• are platitudinizing
  progressive
• am platitudinizing
  progressive 1st person singular
• platitudinizing
  participle
• has been platitudinizing
  perfect progressive 3rd person singular
• platitudinizes
  singular 3rd person

Past

• had platitudinized
  perfect
• were platitudinizing
  progressive plural
• was platitudinizing
  progressive singular
• platitudinized
  simple
• platitudinized
  participle
• had been platitudinizing
  perfect progressive

Future

• will platitudinize
  simple
• will have platitudinized
  perfect
• will have been platitudinizing
  perfect progressive
• will be platitudinizing
  progressive

Etymology

Origin of platitudinize

First recorded in 1880–85; platitudin(ous) + -ize