retell

[ree-tel]

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verb (used with object), re·told [ree-tohld] /riˈtoʊld/, re·tell·ing.

to tell (a story, tale, etc.) over again or in a new way: It’s Sleeping Beauty retold with a different twist.

Origin of retell

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Related Words for retell

recall, cite, name, declaim, repeat, communicate, perform, chant, explain, rehearse, deliver, enumerate, mention, recount, reply, utter, interpret, speak, restate, renew

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Contemporary Examples of retell

Of course, the only reason we retell the story is precisely the data did corroborate Einstein's theory.
How Do We Know a Theory is Correct?
David Frum
April 18, 2013
The Eichmann trial was as an opportunity to retell the story of the Holocaust to Israelis—and to the world.
New York Needs a Terror Trial
Karen Greenberg
February 12, 2010

Historical Examples of retell

Jake disappeared to tell and retell the tale to any one who cared to listen.
Elder Conklin
Frank Harris
Consider that it has done so, and amend the tale should you ever retell it.
When Ghost Meets Ghost
William Frend De Morgan
There I saw things which he who thence descends has not the knowledge or power to retell.
Dante
Philip H. Wicksteed
No need to retell the tale of his long and harrowing fight for health.
Charles Sumner Centenary
Archibald H. Grimke
Be careful that you make the material your own before attempting to retell it.
Business English
Rose Buhlig

British Dictionary definitions for retell

retell

verb -tells, -telling or -told (tr)

to relate (a story, etc) again or differently

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Word Origin and History for retell

1590s, from re- "back, again" + tell (v.). Related: Retold; retelling.