Reiterate

Part of speech: verb

Pronunciation: /ɹiːˈɪt.ə.ɹeɪt/

Definitions

1. To repeat a statement or action in order to emphasize a point
2. To express something again to make sure it is clearly understood
3. To restate or repeat something to reinforce its importance

Etymology: The verb "reiterate" is built from two Latin parts: "re-", meaning "again", and "iterare", meaning "to repeat", which itself comes from "iterum", "again". So at its core, to reiterate is to say or do something over again, a repetition folded inside a repetition. The Latin verb "reiterare" was in use by the time English borrowed the word, and the English form arrived in the early 15th century, with the Late Latin past participle "reiteratus" serving as the immediate model. Notice that "iterate" and "reiterate" share the same stem as "iterum", which is also the ancestor of "iterative" and "reiterative". The English word therefore carries a doubled sense of again: the prefix adds repetition to a verb that already meant repetition.

Synonyms: repeat, restate, reaffirm, reiterate, echo

Antonyms: withdraw, retract, abandon, disregard, neglect