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platitudinize

[ plat-i-tood-n-ahyz, -tyood- ]

verb (used without object)

, plat·i·tu·di·nized, plat·i·tu·di·niz·ing.
  1. to utter platitudes.


platitudinize

/ ˌplætɪˈtjuːdɪˌnaɪz /

verb

  1. intr to speak or write in platitudes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌplatiˈtudiˌnizer, noun
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Other Words From

  • plati·tudi·ni·zation noun
  • plati·tudi·nizer noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of platitudinize1

First recorded in 1880–85; platitudin(ous) + -ize

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