Reiterate vs Relay - What's the difference?
reiterate | relay |
To say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis.
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=April 23
, author=Angelique Chrisafis
, title=François Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election
, work=the Guardian
* Shakespeare
to say or do (something) repeatedly
* Milton
(by extension) A new set of anything.
* Charles Dickens, Dombey and Son
A series of vehicles travelling in sequence.
(athletics) A track and field discipline where runners take turns in carrying a baton from start to finish. Most common events are 4x100 meter and 4x400 meter competitions.
(electronics) An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current.
(obsolete, intransitive, hunting) To release a new set of hounds.
To pass on or transfer (information).
In lang=en terms the difference between reiterate and relay
is that reiterate is to say or do (something) repeatedly while relay is to pass on or transfer (information).As verbs the difference between reiterate and relay
is that reiterate is to say or do (something) for a second time, such as for emphasis while relay is (obsolete|intransitive|hunting) to release a new set of hounds or relay can be .As an adjective reiterate
is reiterated; repeated.As a noun relay is
.reiterate
English
Verb
(reiterat)- Let me reiterate my opinion.
citation, page= , passage=He said France clearly wanted to "close one page and open another". He reiterated his opposition to austerity alone as the only way out of Europe's crisis: "My final duty, and I know I'm being watched from beyond our borders, is to put Europe back on the path of growth and employment."}}
- You never spoke what did become you less / Than this; which to reiterate were sin.
- That with reiterated crimes he might / Heap on himself damnation.
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.Synonyms
* repeatrelay
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) , of uncertain origin.Noun
(en noun)- There is a snaky gleam in her hard grey eye, as of anticipated rounds of buttered toast, relays of hot chops, worryings and quellings of young children, sharp snappings at poor Berry, and all the other delights of her Ogress's castle.
