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rewrite

[ verb ree-rahyt; noun ree-rahyt ]
/ verb riˈraɪt; noun ˈriˌraɪt /
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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!

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RELATED WORDS

edit, rework, rephrase, reword, recast, redraft

Nearby words

rewire, reword, rework, reworked fossil, reworked wool, rewrite, rewrite rule, rewriteman, rewriteperson, rex, rex begonia

Origin of rewrite

First recorded in 1560–70; re- + write

Related forms

re·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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