re-count
- to count again.
- a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
Origin of re-count
recount
- 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
Synonyms for recount
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portray, recite, depict, rehash, relate, describe, detail, repeat, convey, recap, tell, narrate, delineate, picture, unload, track, itemize, rehearse, verbalize, stateExamples from the Web for recounting
Contemporary Examples of recounting
Marcel the elephant takes readers on a journey through his life, recounting his memories full of travel and adventure.
The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Blue Ivy in Your LifeAllison McNearney
November 29, 2014
Recounting the men (boys) she has fallen in love with, Dunham ends with Antonoff.
Pardo said in 2006, recounting the moment he heard the news all those years ago.
Strong, young, crisply uniformed, he or she would shake, sigh, stare blankly, or cry, recounting variations of this statement.
Before he finishes, he will have broken down in tears, recounting and reliving the nightmare that has been his life.
Historical Examples of recounting
At the time Crane had played an honest part in recounting it to the girl.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
He paraded the streets, recounting his story to all who would listen to him.
The Fortune of the RougonsEmile Zola
The rest of the evening was spent in recounting their adventures.
The Hound From The NorthRidgwell Cullum
Philip had told her nothing of it in recounting his adventures.
The Heart of Thunder MountainEdfrid A. Bingham
He made them eighty-one at first; and then, recounting, made them seventy-nine.
Young Mr. Barter's RepentanceDavid Christie Murray
recount
- (tr) to tell the story or details of; narrate
Word Origin for recount
re-count
- to count (votes, etc) again
- a second or further count, esp of votes in a closely contested election