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Webster 1913 Edition
Reiterate
Re-it′er-ate
(-āt)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Reiterated
(-āˊtĕd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Reiterating
.] [Pref.
re-
+ iterate
: cf. F. réitérer
, LL. reiterare
to question again.] To repeat again and again; to say or do repeatedly; sometimes, to repeat.
That with
Heap on himself damnation.
reiterated
crimes he mightHeap on himself damnation.
Milton.
You never spoke what did become you less
Than this; which to
Than this; which to
reiterate
were sin. Shakespeare
Syn. – To repeat; recapitulate; rehearse.
Re-it′er-ate
(-?t)
, Adj.
Reiterated; repeated.
[R.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Reiterate
REIT'ERATE
,Verb.
T.
To repeat; to repeat again and again; as reiterated crimes; to reiterate requests.
Definition 2024
reiterate
reiterate
English
Verb
reiterate (third-person singular simple present reiterates, present participle reiterating, simple past and past participle reiterated)
- (transitive) To say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.
- 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:
- 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."
- Shakespeare
- You never spoke what did become you less / Than this; which to reiterate were sin.
- (transitive) to say or do (something) repeatedly
- Milton
- That with reiterated crimes he might / Heap on himself damnation.
- Milton
Usage notes
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.
Synonyms
Translations
to say or do for a second time
|
to say or do repeatedly
Adjective
reiterate (comparative more reiterate, superlative most reiterate)