repeat

re•peat

[[t]rɪˈpit[/t]] v. t.

1) to say or do again

2) to reproduce the words, inflections, etc., of another:

Now repeat it after me[/ex]

3) to reproduce (sounds) in the manner of an echo

4) to tell (something heard) to another

5) to undergo again

6) to say or do something again

7) to cause a taste to return after eating, as through belching:

Onions always repeat on me[/ex]

8) gov to vote illegally by casting more than one vote in the same election

9) the act of repeating

10) something repeated; repetition

11) a duplication or reproduction

12) mad

a) a musical passage to be performed anew

b) a sign placed in the score before and after such a passage

13) sbz a radio or television program that has been broadcast at least once before

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Etymology: 1325–75; ME repeten (v.) < MF repeter < L repetere to return to, repeat =re- re-+petere to reach towards, seek re•peat′a•ble, adj. re•peat′a•bil′i•ty, n. syn: repeat, recapitulate, reiterate refer to saying or doing a thing more than once. To repeat is to say or do something over again: to repeat an order. To recapitulate is to restate in brief form often by repeating the principal points in a discourse: to recapitulate a news broadcast. To reiterate is to say (or, sometimes, to do) something over and over again, often for emphasis: to reiterate a refusal.