Perseverate

/pəːˈsɛvəɹeɪt/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:18 pts11 letters

Definition of Perseverate

verb

(instransitive) To persist in doing something; to continue to repeat an action after the original stimulus has ended.
To cause the perseveration of (a given reflex or response).

Anagrams of Perseverate

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "perseverate":

9-LETTER WORDS

persevere repartees repeaters rerepeats

8-LETTER WORDS

arrestee averters perverse perverts pesterer preavers preserve repartee repeater rerepeat taperers traverse

7-LETTER WORDS

averter pearter pervert praters preaver prester reapers reavers repaves repeats reserve retapes retears reveres reverse+11 more

6-LETTER WORDS

aretes arrest averse averts easter eaters eraser etapes

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "perseverate" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

PE...Words starting with "pe"...TEWords ending with "te"All 11-letter words Unscramble "perseverate"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

harpkeep onobsesses

Rhyming Words

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