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[ ree-tel ] / riˈtɛl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR retell ON THESAURUS.COM
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 retellre- + tell1 Words nearby retellretd., rete, rete arteriosum, rete articulare, rete cutaneum corii, retell, retelling, retem, rete mirabile, retene, retention Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for retellOf 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
verb -tells, -telling or -told (tr)to relate (a story, etc) again or differently Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to retellrecall, cite, name, declaim, repeat, communicate, perform, chant, explain, rehearse, deliver, enumerate, mention, recount, reply, utter, interpret, speak, reel off, restate |