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

(transitive) To narrate; to relate; to tell.

(transitive, intransitive) To practise by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation, especially in theater.

(transitive, theater) To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal.

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