- platitudinize
- intransitive verb (-nized; -nizing) Etymology: platitudinous Date: 1868 to utter platitudes
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Platitudinize — Plat i*tu di*nize, v. i. To utter platitudes or truisms. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
platitudinize — (Amer.) plat·i·tu·di·nize || ‚plætɪ tuËdnaɪz / tjuËdɪn v. say platitudes; use platitudes in writing (also platitudinise) … English contemporary dictionary
platitudinize — [plat΄ə to͞od′ n īz΄, plat΄ətyo͞od′ n īz΄] vi. platitudinized, platitudinizing to write or speak platitudes … English World dictionary
platitudinize — platitude ► NOUN ▪ a remark or statement that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful. DERIVATIVES platitudinize (also platitudinise) verb platitudinous adjective. ORIGIN French, from plat flat … English terms dictionary
platitudinize — platitudinization, n. platitudinizer, n. /plat i toohd n uyz, tyoohd /, v.i., platitudinized, platitudinizing. to utter platitudes. Also, esp. Brit., platitudinise. [1880 85; PLATITUDIN(OUS) + IZE] * * * … Universalium
platitudinize — plat·i·tu·di·nize … English syllables
platitudinize — plat•i•tu•di•nize [[t]ˌplæt ɪˈtud nˌaɪz, ˈtyud [/t]] v. i. nized, niz•ing to utter platitudes • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
platitudinize — verb utter platitudes The candidate platitudinized and bored the audience • Hypernyms: ↑express, ↑verbalize, ↑verbalise, ↑utter, ↑give tongue to • Verb Frames: Somebody s … Useful english dictionary
platitudinized — platitudinize (Amer.) plat·i·tu·di·nize || ‚plætɪ tuËdnaɪz / tjuËdɪn v. say platitudes; use platitudes in writing (also platitudinise) … English contemporary dictionary
platitudinizes — platitudinize (Amer.) plat·i·tu·di·nize || ‚plætɪ tuËdnaɪz / tjuËdɪn v. say platitudes; use platitudes in writing (also platitudinise) … English contemporary dictionary
