Associations to the word «Retell»

Wiktionary

RETELL, verb. To tell again, to paraphrase, to tell something one has read or heard.

Dictionary definition

RETELL, verb. Render verbally, "recite a poem"; "retell a story".
RETELL, verb. Make into fiction; "The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel".
RETELL, verb. To say, state, or perform again; "She kept reiterating her request".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.