reiterate

reiterate

English

WOTD – 1 January 2008

Etymology

re- +‎ iterate.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /ɹiˈɪt.əɹ.eɪt/

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Verb

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.

   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.

2. (transitive) to say or do (something) repeatedly
   • Milton

     That with reiterated crimes he might / Heap on himself damnation.

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

• repeat

Translations

to say or do for a second time

Catalan: reiterar (ca) Galician: reiterar (gl) German: reiterieren Maori: tōai Norwegian: Norwegian Bokmål: gjenta (no) Norwegian Nynorsk: gjenta, gjentake

Polish: powtórzyć (pl) pf, powtarzać (pl) impf Portuguese: reiterar (pt) Russian: повторя́ть (ru) impf (povtorjátʹ), повтори́ть (ru) pf (povtorítʹ) Scottish Gaelic: ath-aithris Spanish: reiterar (es) Swedish: upprepa (sv)

to say or do repeatedly

Catalan: reiterar (ca) Finnish: toistaa (fi) French: réitérer (fr) Icelandic: margítreka, margendurtaka Maori: takarure Norwegian: Norwegian Bokmål: gjenta (no) Norwegian Nynorsk: gjenta, gjentake

Polish: (please verify) stale powtarzać Russian: (постоянно) повторя́ть (ru) impf (povtorjátʹ) Spanish: reiterar (es) Swedish: upprepa (sv)

Adjective

reiterate (comparative more reiterate, superlative most reiterate)

1. Reiterated; repeated.

Translations

repeated

French: réitéré (fr) Portuguese: reiterado

Swedish: upprepad (sv)

Noun

reiterate (plural reiterates)

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

Related terms

• reiterated
• reiteration
• reiterative
• reiteratively
• reiterator

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Italian

Verb

reiterate

1. second-person plural present indicative of reiterare
2. second-person plural imperative of reiterare
3. feminine plural of reiterato