REWRITE

rewrite, revision, rescript

(noun) something that has been written again; “the rewrite was much better”

rewrite

(verb) write differently; alter the writing of; “The student rewrote his thesis”

rewrite

(verb) rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose; “re-write a play for use in schools”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

rewrite (plural rewrites)

The act of writing again or anew.

Something that has been written again.

Verb

rewrite (third-person singular simple present rewrites, present participle rewriting, simple past rewrote, past participle rewritten)

(transitive) To write again, differently; to modify (a piece of writing or music, etc.).

(transitive) To write out again (without changes).

Usage notes

• The verb "restate" has analogous senses "to state again" and "to rephrase, to state again differently".

Source: Wiktionary


Re*write", v. t.

Definition: To write again. Young.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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