Synonyms

reiterate

American

[ree-it-uh-reyt] / 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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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”; 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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reiterate reiterates reiterated reiterating

“I have to reiterate, Los Angeles may be the physical host of the Olympics, but it is the United States of America that is in fact hosting this Olympics,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

“Let me reiterate: There is no soft inflation target. There is no soft implicit target. Not on this committee’s watch,” he said during his press conference on July 29.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

To reiterate this one more time: Hong is a legitimately exciting candidate.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

The executives reiterate that engagement remains healthy, and emphasize that viewing hours don’t necessarily have a linear relationship with financial metrics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

Byrne explained that he just wanted to reiterate his strong interest in the FBI job.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Fofana reiterates it was his "dream" to join Chelsea, the club he supported as a boy growing up in Marseille, through his admiration for the Blues' former striker Didier Drogba.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

DBS reiterates its buy rating while reviewing its 0.88 Singapore dollar target price.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

The bank reiterates an outperform rating on Perenti and raises its target to A$2.85/share from A$2.70/share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Most tellingly, the court twice quoted the very language ADF has cherry-picked from Virginia and reiterates throughout its campaign to transform sex-equality law: that “physical differences between men and women” are “enduring.”

From Slate ● Aug. 7, 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

For the full year, the group reiterated its guidance for production of 300,000 to 328,000 gold-equivalent ounces.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

The statement reiterated that, as Dodgers president Stan Kasten has said, “the team is not being sold and no sale process has been initiated.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

In a court hearing, Pant's lawyer said he was "simply following orders" as an employee of the vessel's owner -- an argument his wife reiterated.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Beauty queen Chidimma Adetshina, who is facing deportation from South Africa, has reiterated that she was born in the country and believes she has been "treated unfairly and targeted".

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

Kathy told him a brief version of Zeitoun’s situation, and reiterated her demand that the wallet be returned.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

Graham went on to note that both her late brother and father served before reiterating: “National security is not my thing, not my area of expertise.”

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

District Judge Aileen Cannon agreed, reiterating that “the allegedly infringed material — basic ideas, themes, metaphors, isolated words, and short phrases — is not protected expression and cannot be infringed.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Instead, he reiterated that he prefers to have a “good family fight” internally among Fed members on rates, while reiterating his commitment to getting inflation back down to a 2% annual rate.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026

The central bank expects a prolonged pause in its monetary policy, reiterating that it will maintain the reference rate at its current level.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

This seemed to be his go-to line, reiterating that the school wasn’t technically at fault.

From "Here to Stay" by Sara Farizan

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