rewrite

[ree-rahyt, ree-rahyt]

verb (used with object)

rewrote, rewritten, rewriting. 

1. to write in a different form or manner; revise.

   to rewrite the entire book.

2. to write again.

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

noun

1. the news story rewritten.

2. something written in a different form or manner; revision.

   They loved the rewrite, and said it would be a blockbuster!

rewrite

verb

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

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

noun

1. something rewritten

Other Word Forms

• rewriter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rewrite¹

First recorded in 1560–70; re- + write

Example Sentences

Komeito’s leaders said they were unhappy with her noncommittal stance on rewriting political financing rules, one of its key goals.

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Benioff responded by agreeing that the measure was out of date and needed to be rewritten: “The world has changed.”

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He reportedly cried in court and begged for forgiveness, saying: "I cannot rewrite the past, but I can control the road ahead."

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"It plays too closely with trying to rewrite aspects of history," she said.

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The discovery challenges one of the best-known rules of chemistry, but Martin Rahm does not think it is time to rewrite the chemistry books.

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Related Words

• edit 
• rework