different between recite vs reiterate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French reciter, from Latin recitare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???sa?t/

Verb

recite (third-person singular simple present recites, present participle reciting, simple past and past participle recited)

1. (transitive) To repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.
2. (transitive) To list or enumerate something.
3. (intransitive) To deliver a recitation.

Synonyms

• (repeat aloud): declaim, go through, spout
• (list or enumerate something): tabulate; see also Thesaurus:tick off

Related terms

• recit
• recitation

Translations

Anagrams

• cerite, receit, tierce, tiercé

Italian

Noun

recite f

1. plural of recita

Portuguese

Verb

recite

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of recitar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of recitar
3. third-person singular imperative of recitar

Spanish

Verb

recite

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of recitar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of recitar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of recitar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of recitar.

English

Etymology

Early 15th century, from Late Latin reiteratus, past participle of reiterare (“to repeat”) from re- (“again”) + iterare (“repeat”) from iterum (“repeat”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /?i??t.??.e?t/

Verb

reiterate (third-person singular simple present reiterates, present participle reiterating, simple past and past participle reiterated)

1. (transitive) To say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.

   Synonyms: repeat; see also Thesaurus:reiterate

2. (transitive) To say or do (something) repeatedly.

   Synonym: repeat

Usage notes

Although iterate and reiterate are similar, iterate indicates that the action is performed for each of a set of items, while reiterate indicates a more general repetition.

Translations

Adjective

reiterate (comparative more reiterate, superlative most reiterate)

1. Reiterated; repeated.

   Synonyms: iterate; see also Thesaurus:repeated

Translations

Noun

reiterate (plural reiterates)

1. (botany) A tree with vertical branches alongside the main trunk and which continue to grow upwards.

Related terms

• reiterated
• reiteration
• reiterative
• reiteratively
• reiterator

References

Italian

Verb

reiterate

1. second-person plural present indicative of reiterare
2. second-person plural imperative of reiterare
3. feminine plural of reiterato