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Date: 1500-1600
Language: Latin
Origin: , past participle of reiterare 'to repeat', from iterare 'to say again', from iterum 'again'

reiterate

 verb
     
re‧it‧e‧rate [transitive]
formal to repeat a statement or opinion in order to make your meaning as clear as possible [= restate]:
Let me reiterate the most important points.
reiterate that
Lawyers reiterated that there was no direct evidence against Mr Evans.
—reiteration noun [uncountable and countable]
a reiteration of his previous statement
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