# reiterate
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ɹiːˈɪt.ə.ɹeɪt/
* (US, Canada) IPA: /ɹiˈɪtəɹeɪt/, /ɹiˈɪɾəɹeɪt/
** Audio (US):(file)
* (General Australian) IPA: /ɹiːˈɪtəɹæɪt/, [ɹiːˈɪɾəɹæɪt]
** Audio (Queensland):(file)

### Verb

reiterate (third-person singular simple present reiterates, present participle reiterating, simple past and past participle reiterated)
* (transitive) To say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.
    Synonyms: repeat; see also Thesaurus:reiterate
    Let me reiterate my opinion.
** 2012 April 23, Angelique Chrisafis, “François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election”, in the Guardian‎: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."
** 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]:You never spoke what did become you less / Than this; which to reiterate were sin.
* (transitive) To say or do (something) repeatedly.
    Synonym: repeat
** 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:That with reiterated crimes he might / Heap on himself damnation.
* (transitive, rare) To say (something) for a second time, but word it differently.
    Synonym: rephrase
    Was I hard to understand? Sorry, I'll try to reiterate.

#### Usage notes

Although iterate and reiterate are similar, iterate indicates that the action is performed for each of a set of items, while reiterate indicates a more general repetition.

#### Derived terms

* reiterate oneself

#### Translations
### Adjective

reiterate (comparative more reiterate, superlative most reiterate)
* Reiterated; repeated.
    Synonyms: iterate; see also Thesaurus:repeated

#### Translations
### Noun

reiterate (plural reiterates)
* (botany) A tree with vertical branches alongside the main trunk and which continue to grow upwards.

### Related terms

* reiterated
* reiteration
* reiterative
* reiteratively
* reiterator

### References

* ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “reiterate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /re.i.teˈra.te/
* Rhymes: -ate
* Hyphenation: re‧i‧te‧rà‧te

### Etymology 1
#### Verb

reiterate
* inflection of reiterare:
** second-person plural present indicative
** second-person plural imperative

### Etymology 2
#### Participle

reiterate f pl
* feminine plural of reiterato

#### Adjective

reiterate
* feminine plural of reiterato

## Spanish
### Verb

reiterate
* second-person singular voseo imperative of reiterar combined with te