Home › Words › R › respeakrespeakrespeak means to speak or utter again.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, respeak ranks #2,401 of 42,789 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom re- + speak.verbTo speak or utter again.To repeat the words of a televised person so that they can be electronically recognised and used to generate subtitles.To answer; to echo.e.g.“And the King's rouse the heaven shall bruit again, Re-speaking earthly thunder.” — c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac IaggarDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.resay 76% match — To say again, to repeat, to reiterate. vs respeak →respell 75% match — To spell again. vs respeak →reutterance 71% match — The act of uttering again. vs respeak →revoice 69% match — To voice again. vs respeak →reexpress 67% match — To state again vs respeak →reproclaim 66% match — To proclaim again. vs respeak →oversay 66% match — To say over again; to repeat. vs respeak →rehear 65% match — To hear again. vs respeak →