reiterate

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English

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Etymology

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Early 15th century, from Late Latin reiteratus, past participle of reiterare (to repeat) from re- (again) +‎ iterare (to repeat) from iterum (repeat).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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reiterate (third-person singular simple present reiterates, present participle reiterating, simple past and past participle reiterated)

  1. (transitive) To say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.
    Synonyms: repeat; see also Thesaurus:reiterate
    Let me reiterate my opinion.
    • 2012 April 23, Angelique Chrisafis, “François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election”, in the Guardian[1]:
      He said France clearly wanted to "close one page and open another". He reiterated his opposition to austerity alone as the only way out of Europe's crisis: "My final duty, and I know I'm being watched from beyond our borders, is to put Europe back on the path of growth and employment."
    • c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies [] (First Folio), London: [] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:
      You never spoke what did become you less / Than this; which to reiterate were sin.
  2. (transitive) To say or do (something) repeatedly.
    Synonym: repeat
    • 1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. [], London: [] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker []; [a]nd by Robert Boulter []; [a]nd Matthias Walker, [], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: [], London: Basil Montagu Pickering [], 1873, →OCLC:
      That with reiterated crimes he might / Heap on himself damnation.
  3. (transitive, rare) To say (something) for a second time, but word it differently.
    Synonym: rephrase
    Was I hard to understand? Sorry, I'll try to reiterate.

Usage notes

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Although iterate and reiterate are similar, iterate indicates that the action is performed for each of a set of items, while reiterate indicates a more general repetition.

Derived terms

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Adjective

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reiterate (comparative more reiterate, superlative most reiterate)

  1. Reiterated; repeated.
    Synonyms: iterate; see also Thesaurus:repeated

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Noun

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reiterate (plural reiterates)

  1. (botany) A tree with vertical branches alongside the main trunk and which continue to grow upwards.
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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “reiterate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /re.i.teˈra.te/
  • Rhymes: -ate
  • Hyphenation: re‧i‧te‧rà‧te

Etymology 1

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Verb

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reiterate

  1. inflection of reiterare:
    1. second-person plural present indicative
    2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

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Participle

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reiterate f pl

  1. feminine plural of reiterato

Adjective

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reiterate

  1. feminine plural of reiterato

Spanish

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Verb

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reiterate

  1. second-person singular voseo imperative of reiterar combined with te