Also spelled re-write
noun
verb
Freq #11301
Meanings
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1
verb
To write something again in a different or better way.
The editor asked me to rewrite my article for a general audience.
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2
noun
A new and changed version of a piece of writing.
The film script underwent a rewrite for the European market.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
2
noun
· a new and changed version...
revision
Word family
Forms
rewritesrewritingrewrittenrewrote
Derived forms
rewritabilityrewritablerewritemanrewriter
Etymology
From re- + write.