reiterate

to say or do something repeatedly (wiederholen)

TRANSLATION

wiederholen, ständig wiederholen

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

"Abraham Lincoln said it and Sir Winston Churchill REITERATED that, 'Government of the people, by the people, for the people, still remains the sovereign definition of democracy.'"

(From the charter of League of Women Voters)

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"Reiterate comes from the Middle English, from Latin reiteratus, past participle of reiterare to repeat, and dates from the 15th century.

Usage note: we often use this word when the act of repeating becomes tiring or wearisome:

"I had to reiterate my answer three times before he finally understood."

Synonyms: repeat, iterate, restate

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