Word

retell, v.
(retelling, retells, retold)

to say, state, or perform again
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 40 freq. cnt.: 33 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2

ingeminate iterate reiterate repeat restate retell

sample sentences

"She kept reiterating her request"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They won't %s the story

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They won't %s the story

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

repetition repeat

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

reiterative reiteration

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

restatement

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

iterative iteration iteration iteration

semantic pointers

hypernym

tell

hyponym

perseverate ditto harp, dwell translate, interpret, render paraphrase, rephrase, reword summarize, sum up, summarise, resume quote, cite

make into fiction
<verb.creation>

fictionalise fictionalize retell

sample sentences

"The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

fictionalization fiction fictionalization fiction

semantic pointers

hypernym

re-create

render verbally
<verb.creation>

recite retell

sample sentences

"recite a poem"
"retell a story"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

recital recitation

semantic pointers

hypernym

re-create