/ Dictionary / Index P perseverate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: per•sev•er•ate Pronunciation: (pur-sev'u-rāt"), [key] — -at•ed, -at•ing. to repeat something insistently or redundantly: to perseverate in reminding children of their responsibilities. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: perseverate (Thesaurus) perseverance perseveration Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language