paraphrase
noun
a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording.
had paraphrased
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past perfectof paraphrase.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The transcript of that airport interaction, shared by the court after Mr. Djokovic’s release, proved even more revealing than what the judge had paraphrased.
From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2022
Mr Charles said somebody had "paraphrased" his statement when it was written up.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2014
Whether he knew it or not, he had paraphrased Aristotle's doctrine of tragic catharsis: we are purged and exalted by watching someone else's mental distress and physical torment.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 17, 2010
Kaufman noted that Editor Victor Navasky of the Nation had paraphrased most of what Ford wrote.
From Time Magazine Archive
Catullus had paraphrased the Alexandrian poets, but he could hardly have inserted a passage of this import.
From Vergil A Biography by Tenney Frank
