iterate

verb

it·​er·​ate ˈi-tə-ˌrāt 

iterated; iterating

transitive verb

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

Synonyms

• repeat

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

Posey said earlier this month that other coaches would be recommended to the team’s new manager but iterated that the manager would have agency in building a staff. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025

But some retailers are testing, iterating, and gathering insights from every conversation their AI agents have, while others are waiting for certainty that will never come. —Fayez Mohamood, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025

Each new Songmont model undergoes wear testing; the brand fine-tunes and iterates its prototypes based on customer feedback. —Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025

However, drones, which are cheaper and easier to iterate, let Taipei build volume and redundancy. —Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2025

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

Rhymes for iterate

• abdicate
• abrogate
• acetate
• activate
• actuate
• adsorbate
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate