re iterate

verb (used with object), re·it·er·at·ed, re·it·er·at·ing.

to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively.

Origin:
1520–30; < Latin reiterātus, past participle of reiterāre to repeat, equivalent to re- re- + iterāre to repeat, derivative of iterum again; see -ate¹

Related forms

re·it·er·a·ble, adjective

re·it·er·a·tion, noun

re·it·er·a·tive

[ree-it-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv] , adjective

un·re·it·er·a·ble, adjective

un·re·it·er·at·ed, adjective

un·re·it·er·at·ing, adjective

un·re·it·er·a·tive, adjective

Synonyms
See repeat.

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reiterate (riːˈɪtəˌreɪt)

—vb
	(tr; may take a clause as object) to say or do again or repeatedly

[C16: from Latin reiterāre to repeat, from re- + iterāre to do again, from iterum again]

re'iterant

—*adj*

reiter'ation

—n

re'iterative

—*adj*

re'iteratively

—*adv*

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Word Origin & History

reiterate

1526, from L. reiteratus, pp. of reiterare "to repeat," from re- "again" + iterare "to repeat," from iterum "again."

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