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relay
verb [T] /ˌrɪˈleɪ/ /ˈriː.leɪ/Definition
› to repeat something you have heard, or to broadcast a signal, message, or programme on television or radio: I was told the news first and then I relayed it to the others. TV pictures of the war were relayed around the world by satellite.Saying againSaying and utteringCommunications technology - general words
(Definition of relay verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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SMART Thesaurus: Saying again
Synonyms and related words:
- din sth into sb phrasal verb
- drill verb (PRACTISE)
- echo verb (SIMILAR DETAILS)
- 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
- repeat verb
- tautology noun
- trot sth out phrasal verb
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