rewrite

English

Etymology

re- +‎ write

Pronunciation
  • (noun)
    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹiː.ɹaɪt/
    • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹi.ɹaɪt/
    • Rhymes: -iːɹaɪt
  • (verb)
    • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹiːˈɹaɪt/
    • (US) IPA(key): /ɹiˈɹaɪt/
    • Rhymes: -aɪt

Noun

rewrite (plural rewrites)

  1. The act of writing again or anew.
  2. Something that has been written again.

Translations

Verb

rewrite (third-person singular simple present rewrites, present participle rewriting, simple past rewrote, past participle rewritten)

  1. To write again, differently (to modify).
  2. To write again (without changing).

Usage notes
  • The verb "restate" has analogous senses "to state again" and "to rephrase, to state again differently".

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