restate
/'ri:'steit/
Definition
- Verb:
- To express the same idea, message, or information again, often in a different or clearer way. It involves repeating a statement to emphasize, clarify, or confirm it.
Usage
- The verb restate is used when someone needs to repeat a point, often to ensure understanding, to emphasize its importance, or to present it more clearly. It is a transitive verb, requiring a direct object (the thing being said again).
- It is commonly used in formal, academic, and professional contexts like debates, legal settings, reports, and explanations.
Examples
- Verb:
- The lawyer asked the witness to restate her answer for the jury.
- Could you restate the main argument of your thesis?
- The manager restated the company's policy on remote work.
Advanced Usage
- "to restate the obvious": To say something that is already very clear or well-known, often unnecessarily.
- I don't mean to restate the obvious, but safety is our top priority.
- Used in logical or mathematical proofs to rephrase a premise or conclusion.
- To prove the theorem, we first restate the initial assumption.
Variants and Related Words
- Restatement (n): The act of restating something, or the new statement itself.
- The document included a restatement of our core values.
- Reiterate (v): A close synonym meaning to say something again, typically for emphasis or clarity.
- Rephrase (v): To express the same meaning using different words, which is a specific form of restating.
Synonyms
- Repeat: To say again.
- Reiterate: To say something again or repeatedly.
- Reaffirm: To state again strongly or publicly.
- Recapitulate: To summarize and restate the main points.
Antonyms
- Retract: To take back a statement.
- Contradict: To state the opposite.
Related Phrases
- In other words: A phrase used to introduce a restatement for clarification.
- The system is inefficient; in other words, it wastes time and money.
- To put it another way: Similar to "in other words," used to introduce a restatement.
- He was frugal, or to put it another way, he hated spending money.
Verb
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to say, state, or perform again
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She kept reiterating her request
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