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verb (used with object)
1.
to utter again or repeatedly.
2.
to do (something) over again or repeatedly.
verb (used without object)
3.
to operate or be applied repeatedly, as a linguistic rule or mathematical formula.
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Origin:
1525–35; < Latin iterātus, past participle of iterāre to repeat, equivalent to iter- (stem of iterum) again + -ātus -ate1
1525–35; < Latin iterātus, past participle of iterāre to repeat, equivalent to iter- (stem of iterum) again + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
un·it·er·at·ed, adjective
Synonyms
1. reiterate, repeat, rehearse.
1. reiterate, repeat, rehearse.
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Example Sentences
- They design and iterate until they find a design that wins in the marketplace.
- Incremental innovation helps an organisation iterate towards success.
- Therefore, the design may be iterate in general no matter it's bottom-up or top-down.
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Word Origin & History
iterate
1533, "to do again, repeat," back-formation from iteration (1477), from L. iterationem (nom. iteratio) "repetition," noun of action from iterare "do again, repeat," from iterum "again."
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