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restate Definition

re·state (rē stāt′)

transitive verb -·stat′ed, -·stat′·ing

to state again, esp. in a different way

  • restamp
  • restart
restate Related Forms
re·state′·ment noun
restate Usage Examples

Object

  • principle: It might be helpful to restate basic principles of wildlife management along rivers.
  • argument: I understand how tedious it is to have to restate arguments with which all of us are familiar.
  • importance: In them you are to watch over one another in love - is an attempt to restate the importance of this dynamic.
  • commitment: He, however, restated the commitment of the Islamic Movement to the establishment of an " Islamic Republic of Nigeria.
  • theme: In his view, my response to Hayes does little more than restate the main themes of my original piece.
  • position: There has not been any movement in the employer's position who recently have restated the position.

Preposition: on

  • basis: The revised analysis will also require the comparators to be restated on the same basis.

Modifying Another Word

  • accordingly: Figures for the prior year have been restated accordingly.
  • merely: An investigator may fancy his problem solved when it is merely restated in a new form.
  • briefly: Restate briefly why you think you can make an exceptionally strong contribution on the job.
  • simply: Often, the conclusion is simply restated in the premises in a slightly different form.
  • recently: Bullying: The school has recently restated its anti-bullying policy, a copy of which is available on request.
  • clearly: Let me clearly restate that remains our desired objective.

Used with why or when

  • what: Just to restate what we've seen: your mass looks like your density times your volume.
  • where: Comparative figures in this review have been restated where appropriate.

Infinitive complement

  • reflect: Comparative figures have been restated to reflect these revised accounting policies.

Preposition: in

  • term: This should be extracted and copied to every teacher as it restates in clear terms some basic thinking about learning.
  • accordance: The comparative information has been restated in accordance with IFRS.
  • form: Could 1, 2 and 3 be restated in that second form?

Preposition: under

  • ifrs: The full year announcement for 2004/05 will be restated under IFRS on 16 June.