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reiterate

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re·it·er·ate

   [ree-it-uh-reyt]
verb (used with object), -at·ed, -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
EXPAND
un·re·it·er·at·ing, adjective
un·re·it·er·a·tive, adjective
COLLAPSE

Synonyms
See repeat.

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World English Dictionary
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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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