- v. to say, state, or perform again (view details)
- v. make into fiction (view details)
- v. render verbally, “recite a poem” (view details)
Meaning 1: (verb) to say, state, or perform again
Usage Example(s): She kept reiterating her request
Synonym(s): ingeminate ( what does ingeminate stand for? ), iterate ( what does iterate stand for? ), reiterate ( what does reiterate stand for? ), repeat ( what does repeat stand for? ), restate ( what does restate stand for? )
retell is derived from: iteration ( what does iteration stand for? ), loop ( what does loop stand for? ), looping ( what does looping stand for? ), reduplication ( what does reduplication stand for? ), reiteration ( what does reiteration stand for? ), repeat, repeating ( what does repeating stand for? ), repetition ( what does repetition stand for? ), restatement ( what does restatement stand for? )
Meaning 2: (verb) make into fiction
Usage Example(s): The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel
Synonym(s): fictionalise ( what does fictionalise stand for? ), fictionalize ( what does fictionalize stand for? )
retell is derived from: fable ( what does fable stand for? ), fabrication ( what does fabrication stand for? ), fiction ( what does fiction stand for? ), fictionalisation ( what does fictionalisation stand for? ), fictionalization ( what does fictionalization stand for? )
Meaning 3: (verb) render verbally, “recite a poem”
Usage Example(s): retell a story
Synonym(s): recite ( what does recite stand for? )
retell is derived from: reading ( what does reading stand for? ), recital ( what does recital stand for? ), recitation ( what does recitation stand for? )
Anagram1 for retell: teller (What does teller stand for?)
1An anagram is a word that results from the rearrangement of letters of another word. For example, an anagram of Mary is Army. Anagrams are fun!
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