iterate

UK: /ˈɪtəˌreɪt/ US: /ˈɪtəˌreɪt/ ,(it′ə rāt′)

Inflections of 'iterate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

iterates

v 3rd person singular

iterating

v pres p

iterated

v past

iterated

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

it•er•ate /ˈɪtəˌreɪt/   v. [~ + object] , -at•ed, -at•ing. 

1. to say or do (something) again or over and over:
   He iterated his objections.

it•er•a•tion /ˌɪtəˈreɪʃən/  n. 

[uncountable] constant iteration.

[countable] The computer can perform repeated iterations of that function for days.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

it•er•ate  (it′ə rāt′), v., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
v.t. 

1. to utter again or repeatedly.
2. to do (something) over again or repeatedly.

v.i. 

3. Linguistics, Mathematics to operate or be applied repeatedly, as a linguistic rule or mathematical formula.

• Latin iterātus, past participle of iterāre to repeat, equivalent. to iter- (stem of iterum) again + -ātus -ate¹
• 1525–35

Synonyms

• 1. reiterate, repeat, rehearse.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

iterate / ˈɪtəˌreɪt/ verb

1. (transitive) to say or do again; repeat

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin iterāre, from iterum again

ˈiterant adjective

ˌiterˈation, ˈiterance noun