Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
REITERATE
repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, restate, retell
(verb) to say, state, or perform again; “She kept reiterating her request”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Early 15th century, from Late Latin reiteratus, past participle of reiterare ("to repeat") from re- ("again") + iterarare ("repeat") from iterum ("repeat").
Verb
reiterate (third-person singular simple present reiterates, present participle reiterating, simple past and past participle reiterated)
(transitive) To say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.
Synonyms: repeat, Thesaurus:reiterate
(transitive) To say or do (something) repeatedly.
Synonym: repeat
Usage notes
Although iterate and reiterate are similar, iterate indicates that the action is performed for each of a set of items, while reiterate indicates a more general repetition.
Adjective
reiterate (comparative more reiterate, superlative most reiterate)
Reiterated; repeated.
Synonyms: iterate, Thesaurus:repeated
Noun
reiterate (plural reiterates)
(botany) A tree with vertical branches alongside the main trunk and which continue to grow upwards.
Source: Wiktionary
Re*it"er*ate (-at), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Reiterated (-a`têd); p. pr. & vb. n. Reiterating.] Etym: [Pref. re- + iterate: cf. F. réitérer, LL. reiterare to question again.]
Definition: To repeat again and again; to say or do repeatedly; sometimes, to repeat. That with reiterated crimes he might Heap on himself damnation. Milton. You never spoke what did become you less Than this; which to reiterate were sin. Shak.
Syn.
– To repeat; recapitulate; rehearse.
Re*it"er*ate (-t), a.
Definition: Reiterated; repeated. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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