Other forms: reiterated, reiterating, reiterates
To reiterate is to say something again so that it definitely lands. The same point, said a second time and more firmly.
The word is formal and belongs to statements, meetings and press conferences: I would like to reiterate that no decision has been taken. It carries a hint of impatience, since somebody reiterating a point believes it was not heard the first time. In careful writing, reiterate means to say again while iterate means to do again, and confusing them is a common slip. The noun is reiteration.
1verbreiterateTo say something again for emphasis or clarity.
“He reiterated his refusal to resign.”
Also accepted in games: repeat
Reiterate says again twice over. Latin iterum means again, iterāre is to repeat, and the re on the front repeats the repeating.
Latin
reiteratus
English, today
reiterate
Built from
Early 15th century, from Latin reiteratus, past participle of reiterare (“to repeat”) from re- + iterare from iterum (“again”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA