English Explanatory Dictionary

reiterate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.
  2. To say or do (something) repeatedly.
  3. To say (something) for a second time, but word it differently.
adj
  1. Reiterated; repeated.
noun
  1. A tree with vertical branches alongside the main trunk and which continue to grow upwards.

Pronunciation

/ɹiːˈɪt.ə.ɹeɪt/ /ɹiˈɪtəɹeɪt/ /ɹiˈɪɾəɹeɪt/ en-us-reiterate.ogg /ɹiːˈɪtəɹæɪt/ [ɹiːˈɪɾəɹæɪt] en-au-reiterate.ogg

Word forms

reiterate reiterates reiterating reiterated more reiterate most reiterate

Etymology

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

Synonyms

iterate reiterate repeat reprise rephrase repeated

Antonyms

undo

Related words

reiterated reiteration reiterative reiteratively reiterator

Derived words

reiterate oneself

Translations

Bulgarian: повтарям Catalan: reiterar Galician: reiterar German: reiterieren German: noch einmal zum Ausdruck bringen Hungarian: elismétel Hungarian: megismétel Māori: tōai Norwegian Bokmål: gjenta Norwegian Nynorsk: gjenta Norwegian Nynorsk: gjentake Polish: powtórzyć Polish: powtarzać Portuguese: reiterar Russian: повторя́ть Russian: повтори́ть Scottish Gaelic: ath-aithris Spanish: reiterar Swedish: upprepa
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