pə(r)ˈsevəˌrāt intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin perseveratus, past participle of perseverare to persevere
1. : to manifest the phenomenon of perseveration
the perseverating tendency in stutterers in sensorimotor tasks — Quarterly Journal of Speech
2. : to repeat or recur persistently
the tune perseverates in my mind
: go back over previously covered ground
a careful scholar who perseverates unhesitatingly to reevaluate and incorporate new data