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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Origin of rewrite

First recorded in 1560–70; re- + write

OTHER WORDS FROM rewrite

re·writ·er, noun

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Others have transformed Collatz as a rewrite system, but it’s the strategy of wielding a fine-tuned SAT solver at scale with formidable compute power that might gain traction toward a proof.
Are computers ready to solve this notoriously unwieldy math problem?|Siobhan Roberts|July 2, 2021|MIT Technology Review
This provided motivation to hone their approach and implement their own tools to transform the rewrite problem into a SAT problem.
Are computers ready to solve this notoriously unwieldy math problem?|Siobhan Roberts|July 2, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The Equality Act, the most sweeping rewrite of civil rights laws since the 1960s, would offer protections for fair access to housing, education and even jury service without regard to sexuality or gender.
This is the Queerest Congress Ever. Will It Advance LGBTQ Rights?|Philip Elliott|June 25, 2021|Time
I’m going to miss writing a story when, slogging through hours of rewrites, I’ve finally hit the main vein.
After covering everything for 52 years, it’s time to see what I missed|Thomas M. Boswell|May 7, 2021|Washington Post

It uses a new kind of chip that promises better battery life but requires a rewrite or translation software for older apps.
It’s okay if you weren’t paying attention to gadgets in 2020. Here are the best ones you missed.|Geoffrey Fowler|November 30, 2020|Washington Post
It would take hours more for staff to rewrite their report for higher-ups in D.C.
The Intern Who Birthed The KAL007 Conspiracy Theories|Tim Mak|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I recently wrote an entire book about how Thomas Jefferson wanted each generation to rewrite the American Constitution.
Smoke ‘Em If You Got A Good Story About ‘Em|Kevin Bleyer|June 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Anyway, Gene and I worked very hard and the rewrite took about three months.
Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you start the story about your buddy, you better be prepared to rewrite flirty section on the fly.
Michael Sam Is Not a ‘Distraction’|Dave Cullen|February 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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 have to-day written 103 and 104, all perfectly wrong, and shall have to rewrite them.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson
Each of the librri would write and rewrite the portions assigned to him, until the required number of copies had been made.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
A younger and more hopeful one saw in it its great elements of popularity, and encouraged him to rewrite it.
The Autobiography of a Play|Bronson Howard
Carlyle had to rewrite his book, but his materials remained; his great pictures were all in his mind.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIII|John Lord
The text is very unsettled, apparently scribes and editors felt themselves free to rewrite it on occasion.
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes|Various

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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