iterate

[ it-uh-reyt ]

verb (used with object)

, it·er·at·ed, it·er·at·ing.

1. to do (something) over again or repeatedly.
2. to utter again or repeatedly.

   Synonyms: rehearse, repeat, reiterate

3. to develop (a product, process, or idea) by building upon previous versions or iterations, using each version as the point of departure for refinements and tweaks: We iterate the app after each round of customer feedback.

   The manufacturer will iterate production and distribution schedules based on consumer demand.

   We iterate the app after each round of customer feedback.

verb (used without object)

, it·er·at·ed, it·er·at·ing.

1. to operate or be applied repeatedly, as a linguistic rule or mathematical formula.
2. to create something by building on previous versions or iterations, using each version as the point of departure for refinements and tweaks:

   The game studio is iterating on all current animation sets to incorporate the popular new characters.

iterate

/ ˈɪtəˌreɪt /

verb

1. tr to say or do again; repeat

Derived Forms

• ˈiterant, adjective
• ˌiterˈation, noun

Other Words From

• un·iter·ated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of iterate¹

First recorded in 1525–35; < Latin iterātus, past participle of iterāre “to repeat, rehearse,” equivalent to iter- (stem of iterum “again”) + -ātus -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of iterate¹

C16: from Latin iterāre, from iterum again

Example Sentences

The goal is to have a really strong platform where campaigns then come in and innovate and iterate and be like little experiment labs.

From MIT Technology Review

Let’s see how the app evolves as the government now wants to actively iterate on TousAntiCovid to make it more attractive.

From TechCrunch

Part of the reason is that what starts out as dumb slowly iterates into something that is very smart.

From TechCrunch

Films and literary texts have been the more studied genres where same-sex agency has been iterated and reinforced.

From No Straight News

A former colleague of Sahin’s, Xi Chen, is iterating on nature in an attempt to produce an artificial protein that is even more water-responsive than the shell of the original bacterial spores.

From Nautilus

You know how I feel about you, but to iterate; I had so many pleasant, touching, funny memories about our being together.

From The Daily Beast

Joan made up her mind to iterate in person to the English the warnings she had given them in her letter.

From Project Gutenberg

To repeat these things in the ears of well read Catholics, is to iterate a thrice-told tale.

From Project Gutenberg

All they could do was to iterate their master's maxim, and declare everything to be in flux.

From Project Gutenberg

You may iterate and reiterate, that the public will tire of me.

From Project Gutenberg