reiterate
UK/ɹiːˈɪt.ə.ɹeɪt//ɹiˈɪtəɹeɪt/
reiterate verb: to say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.
Verb
reiterate (third-person singular simple present reiterates, present participle reiterating, simple past and past participle reiterated)
- To say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.
- Let me reiterate my opinion.
- 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."2012 April 23, Angelique Chrisafis, “François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election”, in the Guardian
- Synonyms:
- repeat
- To say or do (something) repeatedly.
- That with reiterated crimes he might / Heap on himself damnation.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...
- Synonyms:
- repeat
- To say (something) for a second time, but word it differently.
- Was I hard to understand? Sorry, I'll try to reiterate.
- Synonyms:
- rephrase
Adjective
reiterate (comparative more reiterate, superlative most reiterate)
Noun
reiterate (plural reiterates)
- A tree with vertical branches alongside the main trunk and which continue to grow upwards.
reiterate meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
reiterate in Tamil
- திரும்பக் கூறு, பன்முறைசொல், மீள வலியுறுத்திக்கூறு, வலியுறுத்திக் கூறு, வலியுறுத்திச் சொல்
reiterate in Urdu
- تکرار کرنا, تصریح کرنا
reiterate in Bengali
- কোনো কিছু বারবার বলা, করা, কোনো কিছু দ্বিতীয়বার বলা, পুনরাবৃত্ত, পুনরায় করা
reiterate in Telugu
- పునరుద్ఘాటించడానికి, పునరుద్ఘాటించటానికి
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- reiterate in Malayalam
- പറഞ്ഞതുതന്നെ പറയുക, വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും ചെയ്യുക, തുടരെ ആവർത്തിക്കുക
- reiterate in Kannada
- ಮತ್ತೆ ಹೇಳು, ಒತ್ತಿಹೇಳು, ತಿರುತಿರುಗಿ ಹೇಳು, ಪುನರಾವರ್ತಿಮಾಡು
Examples of reiterate in a sentence
- After Bongino reiterated that Epstein killed himself, he was flooded with responses of disbelief.
- Well, let me reiterate them and then explain why, in my view, this response is bad PR.
- To reiterate, prop weapons must never be sharp, never have an edge or point.
Synonyms of reiterate
Antonyms
Forms of reiterate
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | reiterates |
| present participle | reiterating |
| past participle | reiterated |
| past | reiterated |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more reiterate |
| superlative | most reiterate |
| Noun | |
| plural | reiterates |
Origin of reiterate
Early 15th century, from Late Latin reiteratus, past participle of reiterare (“to repeat”) from re- (“again”) + iterare (“to repeat”) from iterum (“again”).
Words formed from reiterate
Questions about reiterate
- What does reiterate mean?
- Reiterate means to say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.
- What is reiterate in Tamil?
- Reiterate in Tamil is திரும்பக் கூறு, பன்முறைசொல், மீள வலியுறுத்திக்கூறு. See Reiterate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is reiterate?
- Reiterate can be a verb, an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce reiterate?
- Reiterate is pronounced /ɹiːˈɪt.ə.ɹeɪt/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of reiterate?
- The past tense of reiterate is reiterated.
Words near reiterate in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: reiterate (page history and authors); reiterate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reiterate (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reiterate (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reiterate (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); reiterate (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); reiterate (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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