| Main Entry: | recount |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tell a story |
Synonyms: |
break a story, convey, delineate, depict, describe, detail, echo, enumerate, give an account of, itemize, narrate, picture, play back, portray, recap, recapitulate, recite, rehash, rehearse, relate, repeat, report, run by again, run down, run through, say again, state, tell, track, unload, verbalize |
| Notes: | both recount and relate mean 'to tell, to give an account of,' but recount adds the semantic component 'in detail' |
Antonyms: |
conceal, repress |
| Main Entry: | relate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give an account of |
Synonyms: |
break a story, chronicle, clue one in, depict, describe, detail, disclose, divulge, express, get off one's chest, give the word, impart, itemize, lay it on the line, let one's hair down, narrate, particularize, picture, present, recite, recount, rehearse, report, retell, reveal, run down, run through, set forth, shoot the breeze, sling, spill, spill the beans, spin a yarn, state, tell, track, verbalize |
Antonyms: |
conceal, hide |