retransmit
verb
re·trans·mit
(ˌ)rē-tran(t)s-ˈmit 
-tranz-
retransmitted; retransmitting
: to transmit (something) back or again
retransmit a signal
retransmitting data
If the system sends a document and gets a busy signal, it will automatically try to retransmit after a preset interval.—
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Close to the front, the third helicopter gains altitude and serves as a kind of retransmitting radio station for the leading two, which fire volleys of rockets at Russian targets.
—Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Wireless repeaters: These devices extend the Wi-Fi signal by amplifying and retransmitting it.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
The signals were recorded and retransmitted to ground stations, such as this receiving console photographed in 1965, designated A-GR-2800.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2025
These will be ignored by the system that is in full duplex mode, leading to corrupted packets that aren't retransmitted.
—Iljitsch Van Beijnum, Ars Technica, 29 June 2023
In the past, researchers have used it to store the information in an optical pulse before retransmitting it, a trick that dodges the need to convert light into electricity and back again.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Dec. 2023
When Zoom coordinates a call, its servers receive and then retransmit the video and audio of all the participants, learning who’s talking and what’s said.
—Barath Raghavan, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2023
The Automatic Packet Reporting System relies on a backbone of digital repeaters, or digipeaters, that repeatedly retransmit messages sent by handheld and other radios.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Nov. 2021
This innovative feature lets users connect to an external audio source, such as an in-flight entertainment system, and then wirelessly retransmit audio from that source to the earphones using the smart charging case.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
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Maria Varenikova, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Wireless repeaters: These devices extend the Wi-Fi signal by amplifying and retransmitting it.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
The signals were recorded and retransmitted to ground stations, such as this receiving console photographed in 1965, designated A-GR-2800.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Jan. 2025
These will be ignored by the system that is in full duplex mode, leading to corrupted packets that aren't retransmitted.
—Iljitsch Van Beijnum, Ars Technica, 29 June 2023
In the past, researchers have used it to store the information in an optical pulse before retransmitting it, a trick that dodges the need to convert light into electricity and back again.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Dec. 2023
When Zoom coordinates a call, its servers receive and then retransmit the video and audio of all the participants, learning who’s talking and what’s said.
—Barath Raghavan, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2023
The Automatic Packet Reporting System relies on a backbone of digital repeaters, or digipeaters, that repeatedly retransmit messages sent by handheld and other radios.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Nov. 2021
This innovative feature lets users connect to an external audio source, such as an in-flight entertainment system, and then wirelessly retransmit audio from that source to the earphones using the smart charging case.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2023
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“Retransmit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/retransmit. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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