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!

Words nearby rewrite

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

OTHER WORDS FROM rewrite

re·writ·er, noun

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Examples from the Web for rewrite

It would take hours more for staff to rewrite their report for higher-ups in D.C.
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I recently wrote an entire book about how Thomas Jefferson wanted each generation to rewrite the American Constitution.
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Anyway, Gene and I worked very hard and the rewrite took about three months.
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If you start the story about your buddy, you better be prepared to rewrite flirty section on the fly.
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Accept failure as the essence of process and rewrite your way through it.
How I Write: Paul Lynch|Noah Charney|December 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"I shall have to ask you to rewrite that last page," she said regretfully.
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Why not rewrite 'The Taming of the Shrew' with a new background?
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There Fanny shut herself up in a summer-house which was called "The Cabin," and began to rewrite her book.
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For this reason the most skillful reporters on a daily are the rewrite men.
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He was as sick about it as a Carlyle who must rewrite a burned-up history, an Audubon who must repaint all his pictures.
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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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rewrite

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

noun

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Origin of rewrite

OTHER WORDS FROM rewrite

Examples from the Web for rewrite

British Dictionary definitions for rewrite

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

noun (ˈriːˌraɪt)