rephrase

[ ree-freyz ]
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verb (used with object),re·phrased, re·phras·ing.
  1. to phrase again or differently: He rephrased the statement to give it less formality.

Origin of rephrase

1
First recorded in 1890–95; re- + phrase

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How to use rephrase in a sentence

  • So let me rephrase that: Some of the deficit hawks are killing us.

    Let's Start Spending | Robert H. Frank | July 20, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • He had to rephrase the question and repeat it several times before the dawn man understood.

    The Lost Warship | Robert Moore Williams
  • I would rephrase, in an attempt to connect knowledge and experience, "The limits of my experience are the limits of my world."

  • You must also be prepared to rephrase and remold some of the points in order to get at the most important aspects of the case.

    The Making of Arguments | J. H. Gardiner
  • "Please repeat or rephrase your question," suggested Judge Carter.

    The Fourth R | George Oliver Smith
  • Would you restate the question, or rephrase it, whichever you wish to do?

    Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

British Dictionary definitions for rephrase

rephrase

/ (riːˈfreɪz) /


verb
  1. (tr) to phrase again, esp so as to express more clearly

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