Definition of reiterate :.
(rē-ĭt'ə-rāt')
1. (v.in.) Junkword. To restate, reinforce repeatedly. Although this colloquialism has been widely accepted into American English, it is in fact redundant. If you look at the Oxford Dictionary, the definition of 'iterate' is 'to say or perform again; repeat;' thus, reiterate effectively means re-repeat.
Notes: To quote Webster's dictionary, "to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect." Reiterate is intentially redundant to suggest repeating in excess, as a speaker would come back on a point multiple times in order to nail his/her point across in a fashion that would keep listeners from forgetting.
Submitted by: mikerobb, Topics: Other
