Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

restate

/ɹistˈeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: re-state
IPA: /ɹistˈeɪt/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to state again (without changing)

verb

to state differently; to rephrase

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English restate From re- + state.

Inflected Forms

restates (present, singular) restating (participle, present) restated (participle, past) restated (past) re-state (alternative)

Derived Forms

restater

Synonyms

repeat reiterate rephrase reword ingeminate iterate retell

Rhymes With

great state wait late date rate hate first-rate straight eight create weight

Questions

How do you pronounce restate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹistˈeɪt/.
What does restate mean?: to state again (without changing)
Where does restate come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English restate From re- + state.

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