belabors
Dwells on unnecessarily
Belabors means to explain or emphasize something excessively, beyond what's needed: He belabored the point until everyone lost interest.
The older, more literal sense is to attack or beat repeatedly, though this use has faded.
British spelling: belabours.
dwell
Inhabit a place
reiterate · stress · overstate · exaggerate · rehash · prolong · overwork · beat · pound · overexplain
assail
Vigorously go after
- berateCriticize severely and lengthily
- criticizeJudge unfavorably, vocally
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
lambaste · castigate · pummel · thrash · bludgeon · beat · pound · strike · assault · flay
belaborssummarizes
Restates in brief
condenses · abbreviates · truncates · distills · compresses
belaborsglosses over
Minimizes or obscures flaws
touches on · mentions · skims · passes over · skips
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