perseverate

perseverate
perseverative, adj.
/peuhr sev"euh rayt'/, v.i., perseverated, perseverating.
to repeat something insistently or redundantly: to perseverate in reminding children of their responsibilities.
[1910-15; back formation from PERSEVERATION]

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