reiterate

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US /riˈɪtəreɪt/ UK /riːˈɪtəreɪt/ See IPA manual

verb

Meanings

1

verb
to say or do again for emphasis

Let me reiterate the importance of meeting the deadline.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to say or do again for... repeat restate recapitulate reaffirm echoreprise

Word family

Derived forms reiterationreiteratedreiteratingreiterative

Related forms iterateiteration itinerary

Etymology

From Late Latin reiteratus, past participle of reiterare ('to repeat'), from re- ('again') + iterare ('to repeat'), from iterum ('again').

re- Latin iterare Latin iterum Latin

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# reiterate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** riˈɪtəreɪt
**IPA (UK):** riːˈɪtəreɪt

## Meanings
1. to say or do again for emphasis

## Examples
- Let me reiterate the importance of meeting the deadline.

## Synonyms
- repeat
- restate
- recapitulate
- reaffirm
- echo
- reprise

## Derived Forms
- reiteration
- reiterated
- reiterating
- reiterative

## Related Forms
- iterate
- iteration
- itinerary

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: re-
- Root: iterare
- Root: iterum

## Etymology
From Late Latin reiteratus, past participle of reiterare ('to repeat'), from re- ('again') + iterare ('to repeat'), from iterum ('again').

## AI Etymology
Reiterate comes from Late Latin reiteratus, past participle of reiterare ('to repeat'), from re- ('again') + iterare ('to repeat'), from iterum ('again'). The historical chain includes Latin re-, Latin iterare, and Latin iterum. The quoted older senses, "to repeat" and "again", supply the semantic anchors for reiterate. The formation is best read as compound, participial, and borrowed: the word reiterate carries its older form-history into a compact English lexical shape. In present English it is used as a verb, "to say or do again for emphasis". English derivatives include reiteration, reiterated, reiterating, and reiterative; related English forms include iterate, iteration, and itinerary. The result is a verb whose etymology preserves both the older form and the later English specialization.

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- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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