reiterate

[ ree-it-uh-reyt ]

/ riˈɪt əˌreɪt /

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verb (used with object), re·it·er·at·ed, re·it·er·at·ing.

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

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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 -ate¹

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See repeat.

OTHER WORDS FROM reiterate

re·it·er·a·ble, adjectivere·it·er·a·tion

[ree-it-uh-rey-shuhn], /riˌɪt əˈreɪ ʃən/, nounre·it·er·a·tive

[ree-it-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv], /riˈɪt əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv/, adjectiveun·re·it·er·a·ble, adjective

un·re·it·er·at·ing, adjectiveun·re·it·er·a·tive, adjective

Words nearby reiterate

reis, reissue, Reisterstown, REIT, reiterant, reiterate, reiterated, reiteration, Reiter's syndrome, Reith, reive

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How to use reiterate in a sentence

Atkins reiterated her charge that Rendon intentionally ran out the clock on her bill to allow duplexes on single-family lots.
Morning Report: Downtown Jail Outbreak Goes From Bad to Worse|Voice of San Diego|September 11, 2020|Voice of San Diego
However, Mnuchin reiterated his wish for Congress to “move along with standalone legislation,” singling out the PPP, although it’s unclear if a separate PPP bill would be passed outside of an overall stimulus package.
Mnuchin: standalone PPP ‘easiest’ way to get more help to struggling small businesses|Anne Sraders|September 1, 2020|Fortune
While reiterating that we don’t know if this is an actual change or not yet, it still points to a shift that’s likely to come sooner or later.
[Updated] Is Google prepping to phase out ETAs?|Ginny Marvin|August 28, 2020|Search Engine Land
The two sides reiterated their commitment to the deal this week, but doubts remain because China is far behind on its purchases through the first half of 2020, according to the Peterson Institute for International Economics’ trade deal tracker.
Jefferies strategist expects China to fulfill its U.S. trade deal commitments for an unexpected reason|Veta Chan|August 27, 2020|Fortune

On Monday, it cited employee privacy, and Dunleavy’s statement on Tuesday reiterated that.
Alaska’s Attorney General Resigns Hours After We Published “Uncomfortable” Texts He Sent to a Younger Colleague|by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News|August 25, 2020|ProPublica
“I cannot reiterate enough that there is so much abuse that goes on in this place,” he asserted.
Beaten By His Church for Being Gay|Justin Jones|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This, it should be said, gets to a broader point that is important to reiterate whenever elections are on the horizon.
Monica Who-insky? Why Clinton Attacks Won't Work this Time|Jamelle Bouie|February 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Again, I must reiterate that the entertainment value of the video is not the point.
Rethinking Sam Horowitz’s Bar Mitzvah|Mira Sucharov|August 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The first is to reiterate its support for the 1967 lines with swaps as a basis for talks.
Giving Talks The Best Chance Possible|Matt Duss|August 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There are two primary heroes of this—as I must reiterate, entirely factual—story, both of them straight out of central casting.
World War II’s Strangest Battle: When Americans and Germans Fought Together|Andrew Roberts|May 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Taking his stand at the end of the desk, he made MacRae reiterate in detail the grim happenings of that night.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
In closing, let us reiterate: The objections to Sanatogen are primarily the objection to any fraud.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
It is not from any conviction of meriting thy interposing mercy, that I have ventured to solicit it, and to reiterate my plea.
Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II|Francis Augustus Cox
Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, reiterate their love for the Union.
A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention|Lucius Eugene Chittenden
It was not necessary for Mr. Locket to reiterate to his young friend his phrase about their making a sensation.
The Real Thing and Other Tales|Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for reiterate

reiterate

/ (riːˈɪtəˌreɪt) /

verb

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

Derived forms of reiterate

reiterant, adjectivereiteration, nounreiterative, adjectivereiteratively, adverb

Word Origin for reiterate

C16: from Latin reiterāre to repeat, from re- + iterāre to do again, from iterum again

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