platitudinize

verb plat·i·tu·di·nize \-ˈtü-də-ˌnīz, -ˈtyü-\

plat·i·tu·di·nizedplat·i·tu·di·niz·ing

Definition of PLATITUDINIZE

intransitive verb

: to utter platitudes

platitudinous

First Known Use: 1868

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