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ribadire

reaffirm

verb ree-bah-DEE-reh Less Common
Communication Speech

Origin: from ribadire, 'to rivet, clinch'

Also means

reiterate

Usage Note

Ribadire means to drive a point home by repeating it firmly, as in ribadire un concetto. Its literal origin is to clinch a rivet, which neatly captures the figurative sense of nailing something down. It is an -isc verb: io ribadisco.

Examples

"Voglio ribadire un concetto importante."

Natural Translation

I want to reaffirm an important point.

Literal Translation

I-want to-reaffirm a concept important.

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