rehearse

About 0.87 uses per million words.

Meaning

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.
verb To narrate; to relate; to tell; to recount.
The witness rehearsed the events of the night before for the listening detectives.
verb To practise by recitation or repetition in private for experiment and improvement, prior to a public representation, especially in theater.
The main actors spent on average two hours a day rehearsing before the first night.
verb 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.
verb To contrive and carefully prepare (a story, etc.) to offer consistency.
The Crown argued that the accused had rehearsed her story.