rework

[ree-wurk, ree-wurk]

verb (used with object)

reworked, rewrought, reworking. 

1. to work or form again.

   to rework gold.

2. to revise or rewrite.

   to rework an essay.

3. to process again or anew for reuse.

   to rework wool.

noun

1. an act or instance of reworking.

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

rework

/ riːˈwɜːk /

verb

1. to use again in altered form

   the theme has been reworked in countless well-known poems

2. to rewrite or revise

3. to reprocess for use again

Word History and Origins

Origin of rework¹

First recorded in 1835–45; re- + work

Example Sentences

The playwright significantly reworked the script for its Broadway run, starring Glenn Close and Jeremy Irons directed by Mike Nichols, to great success.

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But Ms. Wilson, who was accustomed to working and reworking recipes until they were perfected, was intrigued by how and why an inanimate kitchen object could become so emotionally entwined with her very being.

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A choir performed reworked Christmas carols, adapting the lyrics to voice opposition to the Rosebank oil field, located west of the Shetland Isles.

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Moved by the terrifying reality that humans must now live alongside the Super, a Japanese filmmaker named Ishiro Honda reworked his script for a new monster movie.

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It also helps that Eilish completely reworked her tour schedule, instituting a new set of rules.

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Related Words

• adapt 
• alter 
• edit 
• modify 
• redraw 
• reshape 
• revamp 
• revise 
• rewrite