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[ ree-it -uh -reyt ] SHOW IPA
/ riˈɪt əˌreɪt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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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 First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin reiterātus, past participle of reiterāre “to repeat,” equivalent to re- re- + iterāre “to repeat,” derivative of iterum “again”; see -ate1
synonym study for reiterate See repeat.
OTHER WORDS FROM reiterate re·it·er·a·ble, adjective re·it·er·a·tion, noun re·it·er·a·tive [ree-it -uh -rey-tiv, -er-uh -tiv], /riˈɪt əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv/, adjective un·re·it·er·a·ble, adjective un·re·it·er·at·ed, adjective un·re·it·er·at·ing, adjective un·re·it·er·a·tive, adjective
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Example sentences from the Web for reiterate He reiterate d the statements “I am not a politician” and “I am not a political advisor” so often that it seemed like a verbal tic.
Obamacare Architect: I Wanted to Sound Smart | Ben Jacobs| December 9, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Rio Tinto also reiterate d that holdings in the mine are fully compliant with the current sanctions regime.
McCain Helps a Business Partner of Iran | Ben Jacobs| November 13, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Earlier this week, C.Y. Leung reiterate d Beijing's stance again: direct elections aren't a possibility.
Chinese Tourists Are Taking Hong Kong Protest Selfies | Brendon Hong| October 23, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Unlike most museums, as Monreal reiterate d more than once, this one “did not start from a collection; it started from an idea.”
Inside North America’s First Islamic Art Museum | Shinan Govani| September 16, 2014| DAILY BEAST
"The intention all along [was to] make Corzine look bad," Howlett reiterate d.
Did Christie Go Easy on a Human Trafficker Just to Bust a Small-Time Pol? | Olivia Nuzzi| March 17, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The host, however, had only reiterate d the familiar view of General Hamilton.
Ars Recte Vivende | George William Curtis
This idea was reiterate d in a letter written to Short more than a year later.
Thomas Jefferson | Gilbert Chinard
In the present instance the same ideas are reiterate d with emphatic persistence, but little addition or variation.
The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 1 | A. Maclaren
He also reiterate d and amplified the principles of M'Culloch vs. Maryland.
John Marshall and the Constitution | Edward S. Corwin
All availed him nothing; she still followed him, and reiterate d the piteous cry, ‘Pray remember poor Martha, the gipsy.’
Prophecies of Robert Nixon, Mother Shipton, and Martha, the Gypsy | Anonymous
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British Dictionary definitions for reiterate 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
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Words related to reiterate restate, renew, repeat, echo, rehash, ditto, recapitulate, recap, iterate, reprise, ingeminate, retell, double-check, come again, play back, rewarn