iterate

verb

it·​er·​ate ˈi-tə-ˌrāt How to pronounce iterate (audio)
iterated; iterating

transitive verb

: to say or do again or again and again : reiterate

Examples of iterate in a Sentence

no matter how many times I iterate that this so-called prank is a bad idea, no one listens
Recent Examples on the Web Identify user personas, select a diverse group, conduct empathy interviews, create a simple prototype and iterate based on feedback. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 The Tenth Amendment requires all issues not iterated in the Constitution should be left to the states. Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2024 What all this shows is that founders have spent the past three decades experimenting, iterating, and evolving best practices about hiring, scaling, and executing. Martin Mignot, Fortune, 18 Mar. 2024 Choose wisely, gain momentum, iterate your processes and evolve your skills. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Rebirth plays much the same as Remake—the battle style, skill sets, and enemies will feel familiar—but iterates on those systems. Megan Farokhmanesh, WIRED, 22 Feb. 2024 Developing games for multiple platforms, by contrast, usually creates more work that focuses on porting rather than iterating on a game’s design. Gene Park, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024 Unlikely Intersections and Entropy Bagels There are infinitely many real quadratic equations that, when iterated from zero, are known to end up producing a repeating cycle of numbers. Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2024 This approach called for creating a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) which would be pushed to market quickly and iterated based on customer feedback, contrasting the traditional approach which put products through long development cycles before being made available to consumers. Columbia Business School - The Eugene Lang Entrepreneurship Center, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Latin iteratus, past participle of iterare, from iterum again; akin to Latin is he, that, ita thus, Sanskrit itara the other, iti thus

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of iterate was in 1533

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Cite this Entry

“Iterate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iterate. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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