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recount

re·count

recount

 
 
pronunciation:
rih kaUnt
features:
Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: recounts, recounting, recounted
definition 1: to tell a history of events; relate; narrate.
The newscaster recounted her early years in television.They recounted their adventures on their trip.
 
synonyms:
enumerate, list, narrate, rehearse, relate
similar words:
chronicle, cite, describe, detail, name, recite, repeat, report, tell, unfold
definition 2: to list a series in order.
The article recounted all UFO sightings since 1953.
similar words:
rehearse
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