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to platitudinize

to platitudinize

9.9
To speak or write dull, obvious things instead of new ideas
  • verb
  • /plætɪˈtjuːdɪnaɪz/
translation icon : hablar en platitudes
  • Whenever he speaks in meetings, he tends to platitudinize instead of offering real solutions.

Examples

  • The lecture was dull because the professor just platitudinized for an hour.

  • Don't platitudinize when you should be offering real solutions!

  • Journalists criticized the president for platitudinizing during the important press conference.

  • He tends to platitudinize during his speeches.

  • The audience grew restless as the speaker continued to platitudinize instead of addressing the main issues.

  • She avoided platitudinizing and instead shared insightful thoughts that captivated her listeners.

  • During the debate, his tendency to platitudinize made it hard for anyone to take him seriously.

Synonyms

to blather
vsto platitudinize
  • Informal
12 8.0

To talk a lot in a silly way that makes little sense

focuses on tired repeated remarks rather than pointless rambling
to prattle
vsto platitudinize
9 8.4

To talk on and on in a silly way about unimportant things

focuses on tired repeated remarks instead of foolish aimless talk
to bloviate
vsto platitudinize
  • US
2 9.9

To speak for a long time in a proud way with little real meaning

focuses on tired repeated remarks rather than grandiose empty speech
to speechify
vsto platitudinize
1 9.4

To give a long formal speech that sounds boring and self-important

focuses on tired repeated remarks rather than formal pompous delivery
to prate
vsto platitudinize
  • Literature
1 9.9

To talk for a long time about things that do not matter

focuses on tired repeated remarks rather than trivial rambling
to verbalize
vsto platitudinize
  • US
1 6.1

To talk or write for a long time using many words when it is not needed

focuses on tired repeated remarks rather than mere excessive wordiness
to prose
vsto platitudinize
7.9

To speak or write in a long dull way

focuses on tired repeated remarks rather than general dull phrasing

How Trite

to platitudinize
9.9
to observe
  • Formal
108 4.1

Surface Forms

platitudinize infinitive
platitudinized past
platitudinized past participle
platitudinizing present participle
platitudinizes third person singular

Morphology

platitudinize = platitude (transparent) = platitude + ize

The verb is clearly formed from 'platitude' with the productive verb-forming suffix '-ize', meaning to make or express in platitudes.

Etymology

The word platitudinize comes from platitude, with the root plat- meaning 'flat' like a flat surface and the ending -ize meaning 'to make'. So to platitudinize is to make speech 'flat', to say dull, repeated ideas instead of fresh ones.