- (transitive; may take a clause as object) to say or do again or repeatedly
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•it•er•ate /riˈɪtəˌreɪt/USA pronunciation
v., -at•ed, -at•ing.
re•it•er•a•tive /riˈɪtəˌreɪtɪv, -ərətɪv/USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- to say or do over again or repeatedly; repeat: [~ + object]The accounting department reiterated its earlier proposals.[no object]To reiterate, here once again are the main points.
re•it•er•a•tive /riˈɪtəˌreɪtɪv, -ərətɪv/USA pronunciation adj.
re•it•er•ate
(rē it′ə rāt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing.
re•it′er•a•ble, adj.
re•it′er•a′tion, n.
re•it•er•a•tive
(rē it′ə rā′tiv, -ər ə tiv),USA pronunciation adj.
- to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively.
- Latin reiterātus, past participle of reiterāre to repeat, equivalent. to re- re- + iterāre to repeat, derivative of iterum again; see -ate1
- 1520–30
re•it′er•a′tion, n.
- See repeat.
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reiterate /riːˈɪtəˌreɪt/ vb
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