retell

Meaning

To tell again, often differently, what one has read or heard; to paraphrase.

Synonyms

repeat

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reiterate

restate

recite

tell

iterate

ingeminate

rehearse

fictionalise

fictionalize

narrate

echo

enact

execute

give

impersonate

instance

list

move

offer

paraphrase

pass on

perform

play

playact

present

propose

put

put forward

raise

reaffirm

reassert

recap

act

recount

reenact

relay

render

replay

report

represent

retail

say again

set out

show

sound out

spin

stage

air

recapitulate

act as

act out

adduce

advance

affect

bring forth

come up

deliver

depict

divulge

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹiˈtɛl/

Etymology

From re- + tell.