■ verb
1》 say again.
↘( ~ oneself ) say or do the same thing again.
2》 do again or more than once.
↘( ~ itself ) occur again in the same way: history has ~ed itself.
3》 chiefly Brit. (of food) be tasted after being swallowed, as a result of indigestion.
■ noun
1》 an instance of ~ing or being ~ed.
↘[as modifier ] occurring, done, or used more than once: a ~ prescription.
2》 a ~ed broadcast of a television or radio programme.
3》 a consignment of goods similar to one already received.
4》 a decorative pattern which is ~ed uniformly over a surface.
5》 Music a passage intended to be ~ed.
↘a mark indicating this.
Derivatives
~ability noun
~able adjective
~ed adjective
~edly adverb
~er noun
~ing adjective
Origin
ME: from OFr. repeter , from L. repetere , from re- 'back' + petere 'seek'.