| Title | Belabor |
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| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary English Etymology belabor c.1600, "to exert one's strength upon," from be- + labor. But figurative sense of "assail with words" is attested somewhat earlier (1590s). Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged be·labor \bə̇, bē+\ transitive verb Usage: see -or Etymology: be- + labor 1. a. obsolete : to work diligently on or at b. : to work on or at to absurd lengths < belabor an argument > < belabor the obvious > 2. a. : to beat soundly b. : assail , attack < she belabors the foibles of grandparents, great-aunts, uncles, and cousins — Virgilia Peterson > Synonyms: see beat
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