rewrite

[verb ree-rahyt; noun ree-rahyt]

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verb (used with object), re·wrote, re·writ·ten, re·writ·ing.

to write in a different form or manner; revise: to rewrite the entire book.

to write again.

to write (news submitted by a reporter) for inclusion in a newspaper.

noun

the news story rewritten.

something written in a different form or manner; revision: They loved the rewrite, and said it would be a blockbuster!

Origin of rewrite

First recorded in 1560–70; re- + write

Related formsre·writ·er, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for rewrite

rewrite

verb (riːˈraɪt) -writes, -writing, -wrote or -written (tr)

to write (written material) again, esp changing the words or form

computing to return (data) to a store when it has been erased during reading

noun (ˈriːˌraɪt)

something rewritten

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Word Origin and History for rewrite

"to write again," 1560s, from re- "back, again" + write (v.). Related: Rewrote; rewritten; rewriting. Journalistic rewrite man is recorded from 1901. As a noun from 1926.

rewrite

verb (used with object), re·wrote, re·writ·ten, re·writ·ing.

noun

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rewrite

verb (riːˈraɪt) -writes, -writing, -wrote or -written (tr)

noun (ˈriːˌraɪt)