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.

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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Words related to reiterating

restate, renew, repeat, echo, rehash, ditto, recapitulate, recap, iterate, reprise, ingeminate, retell, double-check

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British Dictionary definitions for reiterating

reiterate
/ (riːˈɪtəˌreɪt) /

verb

(tr; may take a clause as object) to say or do again or repeatedly

Derived forms of reiterate

reiterant, adjective reiteration, noun reiterative, adjective reiteratively, adverb

Word Origin for reiterate

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