resume vs retell

resume is a noun but retell is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
resume	Yes	No	Yes	No
retell	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, retell is a hypernym of resume; that is, retell is a word with a broader meaning than resume:

Other hypernyms of resume include ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate.

resume (noun)	retell (noun)
short descriptive summary (of events)
a summary of your academic and work history

resume (verb)	retell (verb)
take up or begin anew	to say, state, or perform again
return to a previous location or condition	render verbally
give a summary (of)	make into fiction
assume anew