reiterate

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UK/ɹiːˈɪt.ə.ɹeɪt/Canada, US/ɹiˈɪtəɹeɪt/Canada, US/ɹiˈɪɾəɹeɪt/Australia/ɹiːˈɪtəɹæɪt/

verb

To say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.

“Let me reiterate my opinion.”

Similar
repeatrephraseiteraterepriserepeatedingeminaterestateretell
Opposite
undo
OriginLate Latin reiteratus →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

verbreiterate (third-person singular simple present reiterates, present participle reiterating, simple past and past participle reiterated)

present singular third person reiterates · participle present reiterating · participle past reiterated · past reiterated

  1. transitiveTo say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.

    Let me reiterate my opinion.

    2 more examples

    He said France clearly wanted to "close one page and open another". He reiterated his opposition to austerity alone as the only way out of Europe's crisis: "My final duty, and I know I'm being watched from beyond our borders, is to put Europe back on the path of growth and employment."

    2012 April 23, Angelique Chrisafis, “François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election”, in the Guardian

    You never spoke what did become you less / Than this; which to reiterate were sin.

    c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]

    Synonyms: repeat

  2. transitiveTo say or do (something) repeatedly.

    That with reiterated crimes he might / Heap on himself damnation.

    1667, John Milton, “Book I”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC

    Synonyms: repeat

  3. raretransitiveTo say (something) for a second time, but word it differently.

    Was I hard to understand? Sorry, I'll try to reiterate.

    Synonyms: rephrase

adjectivereiterate (comparative more reiterate, superlative most reiterate)

comparative more reiterate · superlative most reiterate

  1. Reiterated; repeated.

    Synonyms: iterate, iterate, repeated

nounreiterate (plural reiterates)

plural reiterates

  1. biologyA tree with vertical branches alongside the main trunk and which continue to grow upwards.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.

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repeat

verbTo say or do (something) repeatedly.

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repeat

verbTo say (something) for a second time, but word it differently.

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rephrase

adjectiveReiterated; repeated.

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iterateiteraterepeated
Similar
iteratereprise
Opposite
undo
Narrower
reexpressrestateredorework

More synonyms by meaning

verbto say, state, or perform again

Similar
repeatingeminateiteraterestateretell
Broader
tell
Also see
ingeminateiteratereexpressrepeatrepeatedrestateretellrun through

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Late Latinreiteratus
  2. Englishreiterate

Early 15th century, from Late Latin reiteratus, past participle of reiterare (“to repeat”) from re- (“again”) + iterare (“to repeat”) from iterum (“again”).

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Translations

Bulgarian повтарям
  • повтарям (povtarjam)to say or do for a second time
Catalan reiterar, reiterar
  • reiterarto say or do repeatedly
  • reiterarto say or do for a second time
Finnish toistaa
  • toistaato say or do repeatedly
French réitérer, réitéré
  • réitérerto say or do repeatedly
  • réitérérepeated
German ständig wiederholen, mehrfach wiederholen
  • ständig wiederholento say or do repeatedly
  • mehrfach wiederholento say or do repeatedly
  • reiterierento say or do for a second time
  • noch einmal zum Ausdruck bringento say or do for a second time
Hungarian ismétel, elismétel
  • ismételto say or do repeatedly
  • elismételto say or do for a second time
  • megismételto say or do for a second time
Icelandic margítreka, margendurtaka
  • margítrekato say or do repeatedly
  • margendurtakato say or do repeatedly
Māori takarure, tōai
  • takarureto say or do repeatedly
  • tōaito say or do for a second time
Norwegian Bokmål gjenta, gjenta
  • gjentato say or do repeatedly
  • gjentato say or do for a second time
Norwegian Nynorsk gjenta, gjentake
  • gjentato say or do for a second time
  • gjentaketo say or do for a second time
Polish powtarzać, powtórzyć
  • powtarzaćto say or do repeatedly
  • powtórzyćto say or do repeatedly
  • powtórzyćto say or do for a second time
  • powtarzaćto say or do for a second time
Portuguese reiterar, reiterado
  • reiterarto say or do for a second time
  • reiteradorepeated
Russian повторя́ть, повторя́ть
  • повторя́ть (povtorjátʹ)to say or do repeatedly
  • повторя́ть (povtorjátʹ)to say or do for a second time
  • повтори́ть (povtorítʹ)to say or do for a second time
Scottish Gaelic ath-aithris
  • ath-aithristo say or do for a second time
Spanish reiterar, reiterar
  • reiterarto say or do repeatedly
  • reiterarto say or do for a second time
Swedish upprepa, upprepa
  • upprepato say or do repeatedly
  • upprepato say or do for a second time
  • upprepadrepeated
Cite this entry
APA

reiterate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reiterate

MLA

“reiterate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reiterate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reiterate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reiterate.

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