Synonyms

reiterate

American

[ree-it-uh-reyt] / riˈɪt əˌreɪt /

verb (used with object)

reiterated, reiterating

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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Related Words

See repeat.

Other Word Forms

reiterable adjective
reiterant adjective
reiteration noun
reiterative adjective
reiteratively adverb
unreiterable adjective
unreiterating adjective
unreiterative adjective

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”; -ate ¹

Example Sentences

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He reiterated a Neutral rating on the stock.

From Barron's

The bank lifts its price target to 70 euros from 68 euros and reiterates its overweight rating for the stock.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although England have lost this series in what is likely to Stokes' last chance at winning the Ashes in Australia, he has reiterated his desire to remain as captain.

From BBC

West Midlands Police said there was "no conspiracy" as they reiterated a decision to ban Israeli football fans from attending a match in Birmingham was "based on safety".

From BBC

Hilton said it is going back to all its franchisees to reiterate and reinforce its standards across the network to ensure the incident isn’t repeated.

From The Wall Street Journal

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