retell

[ ree-tel ]

/ riˈtɛl /

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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.

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Origin of retell

re- + tell¹

Words nearby retell

retd., rete, rete arteriosum, rete articulare, rete cutaneum corii, retell, retelling, retem, rete mirabile, retene, retention

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Example sentences from the Web for 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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Or, perhaps, he had not counted upon the fact that Karine might retell the version he had given her to me.
The House by the Lock|C. N. Williamson
Jake disappeared to tell and retell the tale to any one who cared to listen.
Elder Conklin|Frank Harris

Platoons and companies got mixed, but it was not difficult to retell off.
The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad|Edward John Thompson
It is not the purpose of these pages to retell the well-known story of the war.
Marse Henry (Vol. 1)|Henry Watterson
Consider that it has done so, and amend the tale should you ever retell it.
When Ghost Meets Ghost|William Frend De Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for retell

retell

/ (riːˈtɛl) /

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

to relate (a story, etc) again or differently

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

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