rewrite
verb (used with object)
to write in a different form or manner; revise.
rewritten
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past participleof rewrite.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
Example Sentences
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A few lines in your letter could be rewritten to reframe your history.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
Some of those scripts no doubt originated in newspapers and had been rewritten twice by the time they reached the studio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
An existing bill offering tax rebates on fiber-optic equipment was hastily rewritten to provide tax breaks on data center gear.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
However, he also said that the compact is woefully out of date and should be scrapped and rewritten to match the reality of the shrinking river.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Likewise, the logician would argue, You only live once should be rewritten as You live only once, with only next to the thing it quantifies, once.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
