Pronunciation: r ē - ' i-t ə - ˌ r ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin reiteratus, past participle of reiterare to repeat, from re- + iterare to iterate
Date: 15th century
: to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
– re · it · er · a · tion \ ( ˌ )r ē - ˌ i-t ə - ' r ā -sh ə n \ noun
– re · it · er · a · tive \ r ē - ' i-t ə - ˌ r ā -tiv, -t( ə -)r ə -tiv \ adjective
– re · it · er · a · tive · ly adverb