Synonyms

reiterate

American

[ree-it-uh-reyt] / riˈɪt əˌreɪt /

verb (used with object)

to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively.

reiterate British

/ riːˈɪtəˌreɪt /

verb

(tr; may take a clause as object) to say or do again or repeatedly

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See repeat.

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Etymology

Origin of reiterate

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin reiterātus, past participle of reiterāre “to repeat,” equivalent to re- re- + iterāre “to repeat,” derivative of iterum “again”; see -ate ¹

Explanation

To reiterate something is to say or do something again, or many times. Let me reiterate: if you repeat yourself, you're reiterating the thing you originally said. This verb is from Middle English reiteraten, from Latin reiteratus, from reiterare "to repeat," from the prefix re- "again" plus iterare "to repeat, iterate." The English word iterate has the same meaning as reiterate, although it is not as commonly used.

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reiterate reiterates reiterated reiterating

“Given the last 100 days’ performance, we continue to believe that Fermi is grossly undervalued and reiterate our call for a strategic, full-value dual process and governance review.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

The travel company said: "We would like to reiterate how sorry we are about this incident."

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

And, to reiterate what I wrote above, a 22% haircut would cause serious financial hardship to millions of retirees.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

To reiterate this one more time: Hong is a legitimately exciting candidate.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

The article doesn’t mention there being proof or if JonJon was arrested, but it does reiterate what the headline said: he was kicked out of his baseball league and stripped of the records he’d set.

From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone

Fofana reiterates it was his "dream" to join Chelsea, the club he supported as a boy growing up in Marseille, through his admiration for the Blues' former striker Didier Drogba.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Most tellingly, the court twice quoted the very language ADF has cherry-picked from Virginia and reiterates throughout its campaign to transform sex-equality law: that “physical differences between men and women” are “enduring.”

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026

Deutsche Bank raises its target price to 207.40 Hong Kong dollars from HK$167.40 and reiterates its buy rating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

The federal complaint introduces new civil-rights charges, reiterates Rana’s accusations and names three additional former bank colleagues as defendants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Dad reminds me to come over more often, and Serena reiterates that she wants to see me more.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Meanwhile, Cleveland Fed boss Beth Hammack reiterated her view that borrowing costs need to rise despite the latest run of figures.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

With that, Moe reiterated his 12,000 target for the Kospi, with almost 100% upside.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

Sauer reiterated that argument in his filing Wednesday, asking the high court to not only issue its order soon, but to make clear in it that not one but both of Talwani’s orders are premature.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

He warned that the protesters' agitation should not be politicised and also reiterated his promise to take action to deliver justice.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

I explained our unwillingness to cast aside the SACP, and reiterated that we were not under its control.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

District Judge Aileen Cannon agreed, reiterating that “the allegedly infringed material — basic ideas, themes, metaphors, isolated words, and short phrases — is not protected expression and cannot be infringed.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Strong earnings accretion combined with further geographic and asset-class expansion is a logical step, he adds, reiterating the buy rating on the stock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Kavanaugh, in a concurrence, added his own gloss, reiterating the court’s previous declaration that the Fed is a “quasi-private, uniquely structured entity” with a “distinct historical tradition.”

From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2026

Kim's powerful sister, Yo Jong, said this month the North's nuclear policy was a "line of no retreat", reiterating the regime's position that it has no intention of giving up its nuclear arsenal.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

I hope to put their minds at ease by reiterating our position at UD: we don’t plan to use the STM until we’re certain it’s safe and in service to the global good.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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