Meanings
verbverbigerate (third-person singular simple present verbigerates, present participle verbigerating, simple past and past participle verbigerated)
present singular third person verbigerates · participle present verbigerating · participle past verbigerated · past verbigerated
- intransitiveTo repeat meaningless words and phrases, especially as a symptom of mental illness.
Origin
Late 19th c., from Latin verbigerat-, the past participle of verbigerare "chat" (< verbum "word" + gerare "keep carrying on").
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verbigerate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verbigerate
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“verbigerate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verbigerate. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “verbigerate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verbigerate.
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