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rephrase

[ ree-freyz ]

verb (used with object)

, re·phrased, re·phras·ing.
  1. to phrase again or differently:

    He rephrased the statement to give it less formality.



rephrase

/ riːˈfreɪz /

verb

  1. tr to phrase again, esp so as to express more clearly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rephrase1

First recorded in 1890–95; re- + phrase
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Example Sentences

To rephrase, the brain makes an excellent example of an extremely powerful computer to mimic—and computer scientists and engineers have taken the first steps towards doing so.

To rephrase, our brains tune into other peoples’—but when, how, and why this happens is a mystery.

AI21 Labs is launching Wordtune into an increasingly crowded field of competing writing tools that can automatically compose or rephrase text.

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Let me rephrase that argument in a way that will illustrate what I think is wrong with it.

He now offers a rephrase: "I don't mean the Shoah, I mean the multiple deaths of Americans that are going on in a tragic way."

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

He had to rephrase the question and repeat it several times before the dawn man understood.

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.

"Please repeat or rephrase your question," suggested Judge Carter.

Would you restate the question, or rephrase it, whichever you wish to do?

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