reiterate

[ree-it-uh-reyt]

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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.

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

Related formsre·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, adjectiveun·re·it·er·at·ed, adjectiveun·re·it·er·at·ing, adjectiveun·re·it·er·a·tive, adjective

Synonyms for reiterate

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See repeat.

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Related Words for reiteration

restatement, redundancy, repeat, recapitulation

Examples from the Web for reiteration

Contemporary Examples of 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

Historical Examples of reiteration

Take my word for it, the secret of success with "the collective wisdom" is reiteration.
Lord Kilgobbin
Charles Lever
She spoke with impassioned energy, as if fortifying her refusal by the reiteration of it.
The Golden Dog
William Kirby
But my convictions are so pronounced that I cannot forbear the reiteration.
Shadow and Light
Mifflin Wistar Gibbs
To a keen amateur seaman this reiteration is never wearisome.
A Floating Home
Cyril Ionides
So universally true is this that to repeat it seems the reiteration of a truism.
Talks on the study of literature.
Arlo Bates

British Dictionary definitions for reiteration

reiterate

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

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.