iterate
[ it-uh-reyt ]
/ ˈɪt əˌreɪt /
verb (used with object), it·er·at·ed, it·er·at·ing.
to utter again or repeatedly.
to do (something) over again or repeatedly.
verb (used without object), it·er·at·ed, it·er·at·ing.
to operate or be applied repeatedly, as a linguistic rule or mathematical formula.
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Origin of iterate
1525–35; < Latin iterātus, past participle of iterāre to repeat, equivalent to iter- (stem of iterum) again + -ātus -ate1
OTHER WORDS FROM iterate
un·it·er·at·ed, adjectiveWords nearby iterate
itemize, itemized deduction, iter, iterance, iterant, iterate, iterated integral, iteration, iterative, iteroparous, ithaca
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British Dictionary definitions for iterated
iterate
/ (ˈɪtəˌreɪt) /
verb
(tr) to say or do again; repeat
Derived forms of iterate
iterant, adjectiveiteration or iterance, nounWord Origin for iterate
C16: from Latin iterāre, from iterum again
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