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reword

American  
[ree-wurd] / riˈwɜrd /

verb (used with object)

  1. to put into other words.

    to reword a contract.

  2. to repeat.

reword British  
/ riːˈwɜːd /

verb

  1. (tr) to alter the wording of; express differently

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Origin of reword

First recorded in 1590–1600; re- + word

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Reword, rē-wurd′, v.t. to repeat in the same words, to re-echo: to put into different words.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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