re-petition

UK/ˌɹiːpəˈtɪʃən/Canada, US/ˌɹipəˈtɪʃən/

verb

To petition again.

OriginEnglish petition ← Old French peticiun ← Latin petītiōnem →
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Meanings

verbre-petition (third-person singular simple present re-petitions, present participle re-petitioning, simple past and past participle re-petitioned)

present singular third person re-petitions · participle present re-petitioning · participle past re-petitioned · past re-petitioned · alternative repetition

  1. To petition again.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*peth₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*péth₂eti
  8. Latinpetō
  9. Latinpetītiōnem
  10. Old Frenchpeticiun
  11. Englishpetition
  12. Englishre-petition

From re- + petition.

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APA

re-petition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-petition

MLA

“re-petition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-petition. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “re-petition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/re-petition.

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