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Rehearse
/[ɹɪˈhɜːs]/ verb
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Verb
- 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 engage in a rehearsal (of) wordnet
- 3 To narrate; to relate; to tell; to recount. transitive
"The witness rehearsed the events of the night before for the listening detectives."
- 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 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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- 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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