reiterate
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Early 15th century, from Late Latin reiteratus, past participle of reiterare (“to repeat”) from re- (“again”) + iterare (“to repeat”) from iterum (“repeat”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ɹiːˈɪt.ə.ɹeɪt/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ɹiˈɪtəɹeɪt/, /ɹiˈɪɾəɹeɪt/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɹiːˈɪtəɹæɪt/, [ɹiːˈɪɾəɹæɪt]
Audio (Queensland): (file)
Verb
[edit]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.
- 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.
- (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.
- (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
[edit]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
[edit]Translations
[edit]to say or do for a second time
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to say or do repeatedly
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Adjective
[edit]reiterate (comparative more reiterate, superlative most reiterate)
- Reiterated; repeated.
- Synonyms: iterate; see also Thesaurus:repeated
Translations
[edit]Noun
[edit]reiterate (plural reiterates)
- (botany) A tree with vertical branches alongside the main trunk and which continue to grow upwards.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “reiterate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Verb
[edit]reiterate
- inflection of reiterare:
Etymology 2
[edit]Participle
[edit]reiterate f pl
Adjective
[edit]reiterate
Spanish
[edit]Verb
[edit]reiterate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of reiterar combined with te
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