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/pəːˈsɛvəɹeɪt/ · verb
(intransitive, chiefly psychology) To persist in doing something; to continue to repeat an action after the original stimulus has ended..
After perseverating for several more months, Woodrow Wilson accepted the offer.
Use perseverate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Perseverate means (intransitive, chiefly psychology) To persist in doing something; to continue to repeat an action after the original stimulus has ended..
Common synonyms include obsesses, keep on, harp.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
After perseverating for several more months, Woodrow Wilson accepted the offer.
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