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rehearse |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rehearse \Re*hearse"\ (r?*h?rs"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rehearsed} (-h?rst"); p. pr & vb n. {Rehearsing}.] [OE. rehercen rehersen OF reherser, rehercier to harrow over again pref. re- re- + hercier to harrow, fr herce a harrow, F. herse. See {Hearse}.] 1. To repeat, as what has been already said to tell over again to recite. --Chaucer. When the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul. --1 Sam. xvii. 31. 2. To narrate; to relate; to tell Rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord. --Judg. . v. 11. 3. To recite or repeat in private for experiment and improvement, before a public representation; as to rehearse a tragedy. 4. To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal. [R.] He has been rehearsed by Madame Defarge as to his having seen her --Dickens. Syn: To recite; recapitulate; recount; detail; describe; tell relate; narrate. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rehearse \Re*hearse"\, v. i. To recite or repeat something for practice. ``There will we rehearse.'' --Shak. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rehearse v : engage in a rehearsal of [syn: {practise}, {practice}]
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