restate

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to state something again, often in clearer or different words

   Before answering the objection, she restated the central argument more simply.

2. 2
   verb

   to revise and formally report a financial figure again

   The company had to restate its earnings after auditors found an error.

Formed in English from re- ("again") + state. Its general sense is to express a statement again; the specialized accounting sense developed for formally revised financial statements.

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