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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How to use rewrite in a sentence

So, Streep rewrote much of her dialogue, which led to tension with her co-star, Hoffman, who felt she was trying to upstage him.
Co-Stars Who Hated Each Other: Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams in 'The Notebook' and More|Marlow Stern|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He wrote four articles a day and rewrote every one of them to resell to another newspaper for another 20 pesos.
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Former aides Arthur Schlesinger Jr. and Ted Sorensen rewrote history to make him more liberal than he really was.
How the Left Spun the Kennedy Myth|Ira Stoll|November 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
More than 100 typists rewrote the whole 20-volume set, but it was all worth it.
The Oxford English Dictionary: The Original Crowdsourcer|Josh Dzieza|April 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST

I guess I have now been writing, if I date my writing from the first time I ever rewrote anything, for about 33 years.
Rick Moody: Why I Write|Rick Moody|February 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
She said it was as if one rewrote the fairy tales and made the fairies not fairies but only clever conjurers.
Passing By|Maurice Baring
A long time after its delivery, Mr. Lincoln, at the urgent request of friends, rewrote it and affixed his signature.
The Blue and The Gray|A. R. White
Dolly muttered something about people who were too particular, but rewrote her menu docilely.
Living on a Little|Caroline French Benton
She took another sheet of paper and patiently rewrote all that was on the sheets she had just burned.
Mary Ware's Promised Land|Annie Fellows Johnston
Sitting up late into the night, Hartley rewrote his article on Cordelia Vaughan.
The Silver Poppy|Arthur Stringer

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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