perseverate

per sev er ate |pərˈsevəˌrāt pərˈsɛvəreɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] Psychology repeat or prolong an action, thought, or utterance after the stimulus that prompted it has ceased. DERIVATIVES per sev er a tion |pərˌsevəˈrāSHən |noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Latin perseverat- ‘strictly abided by, ’ from the verb perseverare (see persevere ).

perseverate

perseverate |pəˈsɛvəreɪt | ▶verb [ no obj. ] Psychology repeat or prolong an action, thought, or utterance after the stimulus that prompted it has ceased. DERIVATIVES perseveration noun ORIGIN early 20th cent.: from Latin perseverat- ‘strictly abided by ’, from the verb perseverare (see persevere ).