tautologize

American

[taw-tol-uh-jahyz] / tɔˈtɒl əˌdʒaɪz /

especially British, tautologise

verb (used without object)

tautologized, tautologizing

to use tautology.

tautologize British

/ tɔːˈtɒləˌdʒaɪz /

verb

(intr) to express oneself tautologically

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Other Word Forms

tautologist

noun

Etymology

Origin of tautologize

First recorded in 1600–10; tautolog(y) + -ize

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