reword
[ree-wurd]
verb (used with object)
to put into other words: to reword a contract.
to repeat.
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Origin of reword
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Examples from the Web for re-word
Answers should seldom be repeated by the teacher, unless it is desirable to re-word them for purposes of emphasis.
Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education|Ontario Ministry of EducationBring me to the test, And I the matter will re-word, which madness Would gamble from.
The Great Mogul|Louis Tracy
reword
verb
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reword
"to express in other words," c.1600, from re- "back, again" + word (v.). Related: Reworded; rewording.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper