Rehearse

/[ɹɪˈhɜːs]/ verb

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite. transitive

    "There’s no need to rehearse the same old argument; we’ve heard it before, and we all agree."

  2. 2
    engage in a rehearsal (of) wordnet
  3. 3
    To narrate; to relate; to tell; to recount. transitive

    "The witness rehearsed the events of the night before for the listening detectives."

  4. 4
    To practise by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation, especially in theater. ambitransitive

    "The main actors spent on average two hours a day rehearsing before the first night."

  5. 5
    To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal. transitive

    "The director rehearsed the cast incessantly in the days leading up to opening night, and as a result they were tired and cranky when it arrived."

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  1. 6
    To contrive and carefully prepare (a story, etc.) to offer consistency.

    "The Crown argued that the accused had rehearsed her story."

Etymology

From Middle English rehersen, from Anglo-Norman reherser (“to repeat word-for-word”).

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