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.

Nearby words

reist, reisterstown, reit, reiter's syndrome, reiterant, reiterate, reiterative, reith, reive, reject, rejectamenta

Origin of reiterate

1520–30; < Latin reiterātus, past participle of reiterāre to repeat, equivalent to re- re- + iterāre to repeat, derivative of iterum again; see -ate¹

SYNONYMS FOR reiterate

See repeat.

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Related forms

re·it·er·a·ble, adjectivere·it·er·a·tion, 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·ed, adjectiveun·re·it·er·at·ing, adjectiveun·re·it·er·a·tive, adjective

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Examples from the Web for reiteration

Reiteration of his ridiculed remarks appears to be a matter of principle of this GOP hopeful.
Mitt Can't Stop Putting His Foot In His Mouth|Mark Katz|February 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It was a reiteration of the behest given at the supper table, "That thou doest, do quickly."
Jesus the Christ|James Edward Talmage
This is evident from their continual reiteration—a reiteration that is too conspicuous to be overlooked.
Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits;|Clark S. Beardslee
My voice rang and echoed in that ghastly chamber till the reiteration of it well-nigh drove me mad.
Pharos, The Egyptian|Guy Newell Boothby

But it is hoped that the reiteration of fundamental principles and of practical hints will aid in the application of the latter.
Why Worry?|George Lincoln Walton, M.D.
The change of style and spirit in either case of reiteration is the change from a simpler to a sublimer form of beauty.
A Study of Shakespeare|Algernon Charles Swinburne

British Dictionary definitions for reiteration

reiterate

/ (riːˈɪtəˌreɪt) /

verb

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

Derived Forms

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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