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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.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. reist,
  2. reisterstown,
  3. reit,
  4. reiter's syndrome,
  5. reiterant,
  6. reiteration,
  7. reiterative,
  8. reith,
  9. reive,
  10. reject

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
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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 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 reiterative

reiterate

v.

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.

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