Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Perseverate has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus
"The subjects in this study perseverated"
To persist in doing something; to continue to repeat an action after the original stimulus has ended.
Perseverate is a back-formation derived from the word perseveration. It serves as a doublet of the verb persevere, sharing a common origin but differing in form and usage.