Definition of restate Restate

/ɹistejˈt/ - [reesteyt] - re•state

We found 5 definitions of restate from 4 different sources.

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What does restate mean?

WordNet

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Verb

restate - to say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request"
  repeat, reiterate, ingeminate, iterate, retell
  tell discern or comprehend; "He could tell that she was unhappy"
  perseverate psychology: repeat a response after the cessation of the original stimulus; "The subjects in this study perseverated"
  ditto repeat an action or statement; "The next speaker dittoed her argument"
  harp, dwell come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"
  interpret, translate, render make sense of; assign a meaning to; "What message do you see in this letter?"; "How do you interpret his behavior?"
  paraphrase, rephrase, reword express the same message in different words
  summarise, summarize, sum up, resume be a summary of; "The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper"
  quote, cite put quote marks around; "Here the author is quoting his colleague"
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  • restate (v. t.)
    To state anew.

Part of speech

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  • restate, verb, present, 1st person singular of restate (infinitive).
  • restate, verb (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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