In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
ITERATE
iterate
(verb) run or be performed again; “the function iterates”
repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell
(verb) to say, state, or perform again; “She kept reiterating her request”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
iterate (third-person singular simple present iterates, present participle iterating, simple past and past participle iterated)
(computing) to perform or repeat an action on each item in a set
(computing, mathematics) to perform or repeat an action on the results of each such prior action
(transitive, archaic) To utter or do a second time or many times; to repeat.
(design, ambitransitive) To repeat an activity, making incremental changes each time
Synonyms
• (to repeat): reiterate; see also reiterate
Noun
iterate (plural iterates)
(mathematics) a function that iterates
Adjective
iterate (not comparable)
(obsolete) Said or done again; repeated.
Synonyms
• See repeated
Anagrams
• ariette
Source: Wiktionary
It"er*ate, a. Etym: [L. iteratus, p. p. of iterare to repeat, fr. iterum again, prop. a compar. from the stem of is he, that; cf. L. ita so, item likewise, also, Skr. itara other, iti thus. Cf. Identity, Item.]
Definition: Uttered or done again; repeated. [Obs.] Bp. Gardiner.
It"er*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Iterated; p. pr. & vb. n. Iterating.]
Definition: To utter or do a second time or many times; to repeat; as, to iterate advice. Nor Eve to iterate Her former trespass feared. Milton.
It"er*ate, adv.
Definition: By way of iteration.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
8 May 2025
INSULATION
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
Coffee Trivia
