iterate

verb

it·​er·​ate ˈi-tə-ˌrāt 

iterated; iterating

transitive verb

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

Synonyms of iterate

• 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

Faster optimization could let the company iterate on hardware more frequently without a matching increase in engineering time. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026

Asian firms can iterate products, respond to signals, and scale production at a pace unmatched by Western firms. — Yasushi Sasaki, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Chinese companies have often been willing to build, learn and iterate much faster. — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

The next issue was iterating through all the model changes necessary to incorporate the acrylic and NDF into the clock case. — Lee Hutchinson, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026

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
• aggravate
• agitate
• alginate
• alienate
• allocate
• amputate
• angulate