echo
verb [T] (SIMILAR DETAILS) /ˈek.əʊ/
/-oʊ/ Definition
C2 to repeat details that are similar to, and make you think of, something else: The design of the church echoes that of St. Paul's Cathedral. I've heard the prime minister's view echoed throughout the party.Saying againSaying and uttering
(Definition of echo verb (SIMILAR DETAILS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- din sth into sb phrasal verb
- drill verb (PRACTISE)
- flog sth to death idiom
- go/run round in circles idiom
- hammer sth into sb phrasal verb
- inculcate verb
- labour the point idiom
- not hear the end/last of sth idiom
- paraphrase verb
- parrot-fashion adverb
- rake over sth phrasal verb
- recapitulate verb
- regurgitate verb
- rehash noun
- rehearse verb
- reiterate verb
- relay verb
- repeat verb
- tautology noun
- trot sth out phrasal verb
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