retell

Verb
US[ree-tel]/riˈtɛl/2 syllables
Synonyms: recitefictionalizefictionaliserepeatreiterateingeminateiteraterestate

Open English WordNet

Verb (3)retold

  1. render verbally“recite a poem”“retell a story”Synonyms: reciteMore general re-create, recreate
  2. make into fiction“The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel”Synonyms: fictionalizefictionaliseMore general re-create, recreate
  3. to say, state, or perform again“She kept reiterating her request”Synonyms: repeatreiterateingeminateiteraterestateMore general tellMore specific quote, sum up, translate, paraphrase, harp, ditto, perseverate
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Re·tell transitive verb

To tell again.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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