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

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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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 Formsreiterant, 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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Word Origin and History for reiteration

reiteration

early 15c., from Middle French reiteration and directly from Latin reiterationem (nominative reiteratio) "repetition," noun of action from past participle stem of reiterare (see reiterate).

reiterate

early 15c., "repeat again and again," from Late Latin reiteratus, past participle of reiterare "to repeat," from re- "again" (see re-) + iterare "to repeat," from iterum "again" (see iteration). Related: Reiterated; reiterating.

reiterate

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

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