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reiterate

re·it·er·ate [ ree íttə ràyt ] (past and past participle re·it·er·at·ed, present participle re·it·er·at·ing, 3rd person present singular re·it·er·ates)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
repeat something: to say or do something again, once or several times, sometimes in a tiresome way


re·it·er·ant adjective
re·it·er·a·tion [ ree ìttə ráysh'n ] noun
re·it·er·a·tive adjective
re·it·er·a·tive·ly adverb
re·it·er·a·tor noun

Word Usage

The use of again, once more, yet again, and other such expressions with reiterate, whose meaning includes the sense of "again," is unnecessary and to be avoided.

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