Synonyms

reiterate

American

[ree-it-uh-rayt] / 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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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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Ellison has long extolled his love of movies and appeared at the CinemaCon movie theater owners convention earlier this year to reiterate his commitment to theatrical releases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

"Let me reiterate it here: France's signature is solid."

From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026

Dame Esther used her statement on Thursday to reiterate a plea for MPs to vote in favour of legalising assisted suicide in England and Wales when proposed legislation is revisited by Parliament on Friday.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

“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

It seemed urgent to me not only to reiterate my earlier lies—about my kinship with Daumier, about my deceased wife, about my small estate in the South of France—but to elaborate on them.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger

This gives the company a full valuation, Barclays says, so it reiterates its underweight recommendation on the stock and price target of 170 pence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Goldman reiterates its 450,000-vehicle sales target for Xiaomi this year, implying about 158,000 deliveries in 4Q.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas reiterates his bullish view of SpaceX in a recent Wall Street research report.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

Citi reiterates its buy stock recommendation and says the business should be more attractive to investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 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

Thill reiterated his buy rating and $150 share-price target, which is more than 140% above current levels.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026

Kleger-Heine reiterated the employees’ concerns a couple of weeks later in a complaint to the charities division of the California attorney general’s office, a copy of which she shared with The Times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Constance told the programme that the winter would be "difficult" but reiterated that corridor care was unacceptable.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Trump reiterated that he has a phone call scheduled with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the issue, but would not say when.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

“Well,” she reiterated, and stood up, stretching her arms, and feeling the need to relax her muscles after having been so long seated.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin

The accusations prompted the incumbents, including Rodriguez, to release their own video on the city’s Instagram account, reiterating the city’s response.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Soriano was said to have vowed to fight the charges and the process had a long way to run, reiterating what the club's chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak said in a letter to fans.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

A few minutes later, Belichick returned to the topic of Hudson’s role in his communications with the media, reiterating that he needed her help managing his commitments outside of coaching.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

The note finishes by reiterating that bubble-like environments can chew through macro risk, “at least for some amount of time.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

By clinging tightly to what she believed she knew, narrowing her thoughts, reiterating her testimony, she was able to keep from mind the damage she only dimly sensed she was doing.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

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