recount

Etymology 1

From Old Northern French and Anglo-Norman recunter, variant of Old French reconter.

noun

  1. Narration, account, description, rendering

verb

  1. To tell; narrate; to relate in detail
    The old man recounted the tale of how he caught the big fish.
  2. (dated) To rehearse; to enumerate.
    to recount one's blessings

Etymology 2

From re- + count.

noun

  1. A counting again, as of votes.

verb

  1. To count again.

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