retell

From re- +‎ tell.

• IPA^(key): /ɹiˈtɛl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛl

retell (third-person singular simple present retells, present participle retelling, simple past and past participle retold)

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

   She will retell the story from her perspective in the next meeting.

   He had to retell the story several times before it was understood.

   The author decided to retell the classic fairy tale with a modern twist.

• Teller, teller