[{"word":"perseverate","phonetic":"/pəːˈsɛvəɹeɪt/","phonetics":[{"text":"/pəːˈsɛvəɹeɪt/","audio":""},{"text":"/pɚˈsɛvəˌɹeɪt/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"(instransitive) To persist in doing something; to continue to repeat an action after the original stimulus has ended.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cause the perseveration of (a given reflex or response).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["harp","keep on","obsesses"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/perseverate"]}]