Rehearse
Origin
From Middle English rehersen, from Anglo-Norman reherser.
Full definition of rehearse
Verb
- To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over again; to recite.There's no need to rehearse the same old argument; we've heard it before, and we all agree.
- To narrate; to relate; to tell.The witness rehearsed the events of the night before for the listening detectives.
- To practice by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation; as, to rehearse a tragedy.The lawyer advised her client to rehearse her testimony before the trial date.
- To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal.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.
- Charles DickensHe has been rehearsed by Madame Defarge as to his having seen her.