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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.

Words related to reiterate

boring, ceaseless, constant, continual, dull, insistent, iterative, monotonous, repeated, repetitious, uninteresting, verbose

Words nearby reiterate

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

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

OTHER WORDS FROM reiterate

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Examples from the Web for reiterative

  • 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 reiterative

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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