adj
Meaning 1
Reiterated; repeated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: iterate, reiterate, repeated
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
reiterate
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ɹiːˈɪt.ə.ɹeɪt/
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Canada, US: /ɹiˈɪtəɹeɪt/
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Canada, US: /ɹiˈɪɾəɹeɪt/
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Australian: /ɹiːˈɪtəɹæɪt/
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Australian: [ɹiːˈɪɾəɹæɪt]
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noun
Meaning 2
A tree with vertical branches alongside the main trunk and which continue to grow upwards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
- Let me reiterate my opinion.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: repeat
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To say or do (something) repeatedly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: repeat
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 5
To say (something) for a second time, but word it differently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, transitive
Examples
- Was I hard to understand? Sorry, I'll try to reiterate.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rephrase
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
to say, state, or perform again
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She kept reiterating her request
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: repeat, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tell
Narrower terms: perseverate, ditto, harp, dwell, translate, interpret, render, paraphrase, rephrase, reword, sum up, summarize, summarise, resume, quote, cite
History
Etymology
Early 15th century, from Late Latin reiteratus, past participle of reiterare (“to repeat”) from re- (“again”) + iterare (“to repeat”) from iterum (“again”).
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: réitéré — repeated
- Portuguese: reiterado — repeated
- Swedish: upprepad — repeated
- Bulgarian: повтарям (povtarjam) — to say or do for a second time
- Catalan: reiterar — to say or do for a second time
- Galician: reiterar — to say or do for a second time
- German: reiterieren — to say or do for a second time
- German: noch einmal zum Ausdruck bringen — to say or do for a second time
- Hungarian: elismétel — to say or do for a second time
- Hungarian: megismétel — to say or do for a second time
- Māori: tōai — to say or do for a second time
- Norwegian Bokmål: gjenta — to say or do for a second time
- Norwegian Nynorsk: gjenta — to say or do for a second time
- Norwegian Nynorsk: gjentake — to say or do for a second time
- Polish: powtórzyć — to say or do for a second time
- Polish: powtarzać — to say or do for a second time
- Portuguese: reiterar — to say or do for a second time
- Russian: повторя́ть (povtorjátʹ) — to say or do for a second time
- Russian: повтори́ть (povtorítʹ) — to say or do for a second time
- Scottish Gaelic: ath-aithris — to say or do for a second time
- Spanish: reiterar — to say or do for a second time
- Swedish: upprepa — to say or do for a second time
- Catalan: reiterar — to say or do repeatedly
- Finnish: toistaa — to say or do repeatedly
- French: réitérer — to say or do repeatedly
- German: ständig wiederholen — to say or do repeatedly
- German: mehrfach wiederholen — to say or do repeatedly
- Hungarian: ismétel — to say or do repeatedly
- Icelandic: margítreka — to say or do repeatedly
- Icelandic: margendurtaka — to say or do repeatedly
- Māori: takarure — to say or do repeatedly
- Norwegian Bokmål: gjenta — to say or do repeatedly
- Norwegian Nynorsk: gjenta — to say or do repeatedly
- Norwegian Nynorsk: gjentake — to say or do repeatedly
- Polish: powtarzać — to say or do repeatedly
- Polish: powtórzyć — to say or do repeatedly
- Russian: повторя́ть (povtorjátʹ) — to say or do repeatedly
- Spanish: reiterar — to say or do repeatedly
- Swedish: upprepa — to say or do repeatedly