perseverate

VERB /pə'sɛvə,reɪt/

11 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

perseverate is a valid 11-letter word worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

P3E1R1S1E1V4E1R1A1T1E1

3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =16 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 32TRIPLE WORD → 48

MEANING

What does perseverate mean?

VERB · 1 SENSE

Psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus.

“The subjects in this study perseverated”

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