restate

R1E1S1T1A1T1E1

verb

to state again (without changing)

Similar
repeatreiteraterephraserewordingeminateiterateretell
OriginEnglish state ← Middle English stat ← Old French estat →
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Meanings

verbrestate (third-person singular simple present restates, present participle restating, simple past and past participle restated)

present singular third person restates · participle present restating · participle past restated · past restated · alternative re-state

  1. to state again (without changing)

    Synonyms: repeat

  2. to state differently; to rephrase

Synonyms & antonyms

verbto state again (without changing)

Similar
repeat
Similar
reiteraterephrasereword

More synonyms by meaning

verbto say, state, or perform again

Similar
repeatreiterateingeminateiterateretell
Broader
tell
Also see
ingeminateiterateredescribereexpressreiteraterepeatrephraseretellreword

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
  8. Proto-Italic*status
  9. Latinstatu
  10. Old Frenchestat
  11. Middle Englishstat
  12. Englishstate
  13. Englishrestate

From re- + state.

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Translations

Bulgarian излагам отново
  • излагам отново (izlagam otnovo)to state again
French redéclarer, réaffirmer
  • redéclarerto state again
  • réaffirmerto state again
Māori tōai
  • tōaito state again
Spanish repetir, reiterar
  • repetirto state again
  • reiterarto state again

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

retasteTeasterestreatSeatter
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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