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
synonym study for reiterate
See repeat.
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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, adverbWord Origin for reiterate
C16: from Latin reiterāre to repeat, from re- + iterāre to do again, from iterum again
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