retell

B1
US /ɹiˈtɛl/
verb Freq #94954

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    render verbally, 'recite a poem'

    retell a story

  2. 2
    verb

    To tell again, often differently, what one has read or heard; to paraphrase.

    She will retell the story from her perspective in the next meeting.

  3. 3
    verb

    to say, state, or perform again

  4. 4
    verb

    make into fiction

Etymology

From re- + tell.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · render verbally, 'recite a... recite
3 verb · to say, state, or perform... repeat
4 verb · make into fiction fictionalisefictionalize

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