reiterate
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Definition of reiterate
5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
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(transitive)To say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.
“Let me reiterate my opinion.”
“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."”
“You never spoke what did become you less / Than this; which to reiterate were sin.”
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verb
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(transitive)To say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.
“Let me reiterate my opinion.”
“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."”
“You never spoke what did become you less / Than this; which to reiterate were sin.”
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(transitive)To say or do (something) repeatedly.
“That with reiterated crimes he might / Heap on himself damnation.”
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(rare, transitive)To say (something) for a second time, but word it differently.
“Was I hard to understand? Sorry, I'll try to reiterate.”
adj
- Reiterated; repeated.
noun
- A tree with vertical branches alongside the main trunk and which continue to grow upwards.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
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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