platitudinise

platitudinise
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' .

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  • platitudinise — (Brit.) v. say platitudes; use platitudes in writing (also platitudinize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • platitudinise — /plætəˈtjudənaɪz/ (say platuh tyoohduhnuyz) verb (i) (platitudinised, platitudinising) to utter platitudes. Also, platitudinize …  

  • platitudinise — platˈitudinize or platˈitudinise intransitive verb • • • Main Entry: ↑platitude …   Useful english dictionary

  • platitudinised — platitudinise (Brit.) v. say platitudes; use platitudes in writing (also platitudinize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • platitudinises — platitudinise (Brit.) v. say platitudes; use platitudes in writing (also platitudinize) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • platitudinising — platitudinise (Brit.) v. say platitudes; use platitudes in writing (also platitudinize) …   English contemporary 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 — (Amer.) plat·i·tu·di·nize || ‚plætɪ tuːdnaɪz / tjuːdɪn v. say platitudes; use platitudes in writing (also platitudinise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • platitudinized — platitudinize (Amer.) plat·i·tu·di·nize || ‚plætɪ tuːdnaɪz / tjuːdɪn v. say platitudes; use platitudes in writing (also platitudinise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • platitudinizes — platitudinize (Amer.) plat·i·tu·di·nize || ‚plætɪ tuːdnaɪz / tjuːdɪn v. say platitudes; use platitudes in writing (also platitudinise) …   English contemporary dictionary

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