Antonyms for rehearse
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ri-hurs |
| Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈhɜrs |
Definition of rehearse
Origin :- c.1300, "to give an account of," from Anglo-French rehearser, Old French rehercier "to go over again, repeat," literally "to rake over, turn over" (soil, ground), from re- "again" (see re-) + hercier "to rake, harrow" (see hearse). Meaning "to say over again, repeat what has already been said or written" is from mid-14c.; sense of "practice a play, part, etc." is from 1570s. Related: Rehearsed; rehearsing.
- verb prepare for performance
Synonyms for rehearse
- act
- depict
- describe
- do over
- drill
- dry run
- experiment
- go over
- go through
- hold a reading
- hone
- iterate
- learn one's part
- narrate
- practice
- ready
- recapitulate
- recite
- recount
- reenact
- reiterate
- relate
- repeat
- review
- run lines
- run through
- study
- take from the top
- tell
- test
- train
- try out
- tune up
- walk through
- warm up
- work out
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