Synonyms

rework

American

[ree-wurk, ree-wurk] / riˈwɜrk, ˈriˌwɜrk /

verb (used with object)

reworked, rewrought, reworking

to work or form again.

to rework gold.
to revise or rewrite.

to rework an essay.
to process again or anew for reuse.

to rework wool.

noun

an act or instance of reworking.

His latest book is merely a rework of his earlier novel.

rework British

/ riːˈwɜːk /

verb

to use again in altered form

the theme has been reworked in countless well-known poems
to rewrite or revise
to reprocess for use again

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Etymology

Origin of rework

First recorded in 1835–45; re- + work

Example Sentences

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She laid the red skirt from her fortune-teller costume into her basket, along with some pretty plaid material she was reworking into a new gown.

From Literature

Our office was reworked this way and our copy/print/supply area ended up along a perimeter window.

From The Wall Street Journal

My wife is fond of recounting her effort to explain to our son, then in the sixth grade, that he needed to rework a first draft of a paper before submitting it.

From The Wall Street Journal

Taiwan has been steadily building a deterrent force and reworking a defensive strategy that is aimed at making China’s military think twice before attacking.

From The Wall Street Journal

"They can change and shift and be reworked."

From BBC

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