verb (used with object), re·told [ree-tohld] /riˈtoʊld/, re·tell·ing.
- to tell (a story, tale, etc.) over again or in a new way: It’s Sleeping Beauty retold with a different twist.
verb -tells, -telling or -told (tr)
- to relate (a story, etc) again or differently
1590s, from re- “back, again” + tell (v.). Related: Retold; retelling.