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

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 -ate1

synonym study for reiterate

See repeat.

OTHER WORDS FROM reiterate

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Words related to reiterate

restate, renew, repeat, echo, rehash, ditto, recapitulate, recap, iterate, reprise, ingeminate, retell, double-check, come again, play back, rewarn

Example sentences from the Web for reiterate

  • A sense of fear inspired by no facts but by the reiterative rhetoric of the press swept the city.

    Gargoyles|Ben Hecht

  • It is this reiterative nature which, joined to its schematic definiteness, gives Empathy its extraordinary power over us.

    The Beautiful|Vernon Lee

  • He was equally particular and reiterative in his account of his slow recovery.

    Captain Ravenshaw|Robert Neilson Stephens

  • When she awoke next morning raindrops were beating a reiterative plaint against the window, and the sound seemed very beautiful.

    Missy|Dana Gatlin

British Dictionary definitions for reiterate

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, adverb

Word Origin for reiterate

C16: from Latin reiterāre to repeat, from re- + iterāre to do again, from iterum again
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