re-count

[verb ree-kount; noun ree-kount, ree-kount]

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verb (used with object)

to count again.

noun

a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.

Origin of re-count

First recorded in 1755–65; re- + count¹

Can be confusedre-count recount

recount

[ri-kount]

verb (used with object)

to relate or narrate; tell in detail; give the facts or particulars of.
to narrate in order.
to tell one by one; enumerate.

Origin of recount

1425–75; late Middle English recounten < Middle French reconter, equivalent to re- re- + conter to tell, count¹

Can be confusedrecant recountre-count recount

Synonyms for recount

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1. describe. See relate.

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Related Words for recounted

portray, recite, depict, rehash, relate, describe, detail, repeat, convey, recap, tell, narrate, delineate, picture, unload, track, itemize, rehearse, verbalize, state

Examples from the Web for recounted

Contemporary Examples of recounted

“Bill Cosby called me at home in Las Vegas and reached my grandmother,” recounted Chelan.
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Marlow Stern
December 3, 2014
“Bizarre imaginings by Mr. du Pont have also been recounted by athletes who trained with Team Foxcatcher,” wrote The Times.
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November 18, 2014
All of which, among other humiliating acts, are recounted in My Crazy Love.
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November 18, 2014
He recounted his own prayers to Mother Cabrini in 1998, which he believes aided him in becoming a U.S. citizen.
Mother Cabrini, Saint of the Green Card
Michael Luongo
November 11, 2014
In his autobiography 'Still Me,' Reeves recounted how Williams helped save his life.
Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve's Epic Friendship and the Greatest Williams Story Ever Told
Marlow Stern
August 12, 2014

Historical Examples of recounted

She ordered the pedlar to be called, who recounted his story as he had done before.
Joseph Andrews, Vol. 2
Henry Fielding
As mentally she recounted her benefits, the strength there was in her arose, protesting.
A Spirit in Prison
Robert Hichens
It has been related in various ways; but I have recounted it only as I have just told it to you.
The Phantom World
Augustin Calmet
Many of these are recounted in a later portion of this memoir.
Tales of Fishes
Zane Grey
It is in such circles as these that incidents of this kind are recounted.
The Fortunes Of Glencore
Charles James Lever

British Dictionary definitions for recounted

recount

verb

(tr) to tell the story or details of; narrate

Derived Formsrecountal, noun

Word Origin for recount

C15: from Old French reconter, from re- + conter to tell, relate; see count 1

re-count

verb (riːˈkaʊnt)

to count (votes, etc) again

noun (ˈriːˌkaʊnt)

a second or further count, esp of votes in a closely contested election

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Word Origin and History for recounted

recount

also re-count, "a new count" (especially in an election), 1855, American English, from re- + count (n).

recount

v.2

also re-count, "to enumerate again," 1764, from re- + count (v). Related: Recounted; recounting.

recount

v.1

"to tell," mid-15c., also recompt, from Old North French and Anglo-French reconter (12c., Modern French raconter), from Old French re- (see re-) + conter "to relate, reckon" (see count (v)). Related: Recounted; recounting.