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 rewrote

So, Streep rewrote much of her dialogue, which led to tension with her co-star, Hoffman, who felt she was trying to upstage him.
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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
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

Sybel inserted it in his review, and rewrote Lenz's article, which upset an essential part of his own structure.
Lectures on the French Revolution|John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
Henry James rewrote all of his novels and tales that he cared to preserve for the definitive edition.
The London Mercury, Vol. I, Nos. 1-6, November 1919 to April 1920|Various
She wrote and 215 rewrote, tore into bits what she had written and began again.
Marjorie Dean, College Senior|Pauline Lester
But upon reflection he rewrote the report, omitting all mention of the bribe offer.
A Captain in the Ranks|George Cary Eggleston
Almost our only authority is Smith himself, or such presumed writings of his companions as he edited or rewrote.
Captain John Smith|Charles Dudley Warner

British Dictionary definitions for rewrote

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 rewrote

British Dictionary definitions for rewrote

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

noun (ˈriːˌraɪt)