retell
Share a story anew
To retell is to tell again—to narrate a story or account that has already been told: She retold the fairy tale in her own words.
Retelling often implies adaptation or interpretation rather than exact repetition: The film retells the legend for modern audiences.
Narrate or retally
- relateConnect or recount
- narrateTell a story aloud
- describeConvey in words
- conveyCommunicate or transport
chronicle · relay · communicate · share · present · voice · articulate · express
Spoken or written narrative
- fableMoral tale with animals
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
- folktaleTraditional narrative passed down
fairytale · narrative · epic · saga · parable · lore · oral tradition · bedtime story
Restatement in new words
- summarizeState main points briefly
- rephraseExpress differently
- condenseMake more compact
- abridgeShorten by omission
recap · synopsis · digest · outline · distill · shorten · simplify · encapsulate
Modify for new conditions
- reimagineEnvision in altered form
- reinterpretUnderstand in another way
- translateExpress in another language
- localizeFix to specific spot
modernize · dramatize · perform · enact · version · spin · update · render
Recorded interviews about the past
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- passing downGiving to successors
- generationAge-defined peer group
- eldersSenior community members
griot · bard · keeper · heritage · ancestor · lineage · cultural memory · preservation
recount
Narrate or retally
convey · chronicle · relay · communicate · share · present · voice · articulate · express · depict
tale
Spoken or written narrative
folktale · fairytale · narrative · epic · saga · parable · lore · oral tradition · bedtime story · campfire story
paraphrase
Restatement in new words
abridge · recap · synopsis · digest · outline · distill · shorten · simplify · encapsulate · abbreviate
adapt
Modify for new conditions
- reimagineEnvision in altered form
- reinterpretUnderstand in another way
- translateExpress in another language
localize · modernize · dramatize · perform · enact · version · spin · update · render · rework
oral history
Recorded interviews about the past
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- passing downGiving to successors
- generationAge-defined peer group
elders · griot · bard · keeper · heritage · ancestor · lineage · cultural memory · preservation · transmission
- Paraphrasingrewrite, rewording, restate, rephrase, reformulate
- modern retellingOld story made new
- dramatic retelling
- fairy tale retellingReworked traditional story
- myth retellingReimagined traditional narrative
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