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paraphrase
[ par-uh-freyz ]
noun
- a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
- the act or process of restating or rewording.
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
- to make a paraphrase or paraphrases.
paraphrase
/ ˈpærəˌfreɪz; ˌpærəˈfræstɪk /
noun
- an expression of a statement or text in other words, esp in order to clarify
- the practice of making paraphrases
verb
- to put (something) into other words; restate (something)
paraphrase
- A restatement of speech or writing that retains the basic meaning while changing the words. A paraphrase often clarifies the original statement by putting it into words that are more easily understood.
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Derived Forms
- paraphrastic, adjective
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Other Words From
- para·phrasa·ble adjective
- para·phraser noun
- mis·para·phrase verb misparaphrased misparaphrasing
- un·para·phrased adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of paraphrase1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of paraphrase1
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Example Sentences
To paraphrase Peter Tosh, if Illinois were to legalize it, would you advertise it?
To paraphrase the renegade philosopher Hannibal, I love it when science comes together.
To paraphrase Fox Friends, don't get caught beating women on camera and you're safe to play in the NFL.
Barry Goldwater is not the sort of man you might expect Stephen F. Cohen to paraphrase.
To paraphrase the great John Oliver, listen up, fellow self-pitying nerd boys—we are not the victims here.
A man may weep and weep, to paraphrase Shakespeare, "and be a villain!"
The omissions are the most sensible that I have found in a paraphrase.
This is not paraphrase; it is sheer misapprehension of the Old English.
As the language in which it is written is not easily intelligible, I have added a paraphrase on the opposite pages.
Instead of "Him that maketh the seven stars and Orion," we have the paraphrase, "That maketh and transformeth all things."
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