perseverate UK /pəːˈsɛvəɹeɪt/US /pɚˈsɛvəˌɹeɪt/ verb2 •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. — 2013 •To cause the perseveration of (a given reflex or response). formsperseverated · perseverating · perseverates