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Antonyms for re peats


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : ri-peet
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈpit



Definition of re peats

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to say what one has already said," from Old French repeter "say or do again, get back, demand the return of" (13c., Modern French répéeter), from Latin repetere "do or say again; attack again," from re- "again" (see re-) + petere "to go to; attack; strive after; ask for, beseech" (see petition (n.)).
  • Meaning "say what another has said" is from 1590s. As an emphatic word in radio broadcasts, 1938. Meaning "do over again" is from 1550s; specific meaning "to take a course of education over again" is recorded from 1945, American English. Related: Repeated; repeating.
  • As in repeat : noun something done over; duplicate
  • As in repetition : noun duplication; doing again
  • As in replica : noun duplicate
  • As in reiteration : noun repetition
  • As in insist : verb order and expect; claim
  • As in multiply : verb increase; reproduce
  • As in narrate : verb describe, detail
  • As in persist : verb carry on, carry through
  • As in recapitulate : verb go over something again
  • As in recite : verb read out loud; narrate
  • As in recount : verb tell a story
  • As in recur : verb happen again; repeat in one's mind
  • As in reflect : verb give back
  • As in rehash : verb talk over again
  • As in rehearse : verb prepare for performance
  • As in reiterate : verb say or do again
  • As in renew : verb start over; refurbish
  • As in repeat : verb duplicate, do again
  • As in reproduce : verb make more copies of
  • As in return : verb go back, turn back
  • As in say : verb make declaration
  • As in stammer : verb stutter in speech
  • As in stress : verb accentuate, emphasize
  • As in trot out : verb bring forward
  • As in belabor : verb dwell on
  • As in belch : verb burp; spew
  • As in iterate : verb say again
  • As in reappear : verb come again
  • As in redo : verb start over
  • As in harp : verb nag
  • As in redouble : verb intensify
  • As in eruct : verb erupt
  • As in italicize : verb emphasize
  • As in cite : verb note, quote
  • As in re-create : verb renew
  • As in recondition : verb renew
  • As in recrudesce : verb return
  • As in reecho : verb echo
  • As in reoccur : verb recur
  • As in replicate : verb copy
  • As in clone : verb copy exactly
  • As in tittle-tattle : verb gossip
  • As in copy : verb duplicate
  • As in copy : verb imitate
  • As in declare : verb make known clearly or officially
  • As in affirm : verb declare the truth of something
  • As in double : verb make two of; make twice as large
  • As in emphasize : verb stress, give priority to
  • As in go over : verb review
  • As in gossip : verb talk about others; spread rumors
  • As in hammer away/hammer into : verb work hard at
  • As in imitate : verb pretend to be; do an impression of

Synonyms for re peats

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