belabor

Day 30Level 2

bih-LEY-ber

unnecessarily repeat idea

to explain in unnecessary detail

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

overwork, rehash, pound

Antonyms:

praise, compliment

Example Sentence:

By belaboring a point in his answer, Cleo cuts his chances of scoring good marks.

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