Battologize is a rhetorical device in which a speaker or writer repeats the same word or phrase multiple times. It is derived from the Greek words 'battos' and 'LOGOS, ' meaning 'STAMMERING' and 'SPEECH, ' respectively. Battologize is similar to the rhetorical device of iteration, which involves repeating a word or phrase for emphasis, but differs in that battologize involves repeating the same word or phrase multiple times. Battologize is also similar to the rhetorical device of repetition, which involves repeating a word or phrase for emphasis, but differs in that repetition involves repeating different words or phrases.