rewrite

B1 Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled re-write

US /ˈɹi.ɹaɪt/ UK /ˈɹiː.ɹaɪt/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

verb
To write something again in a different or better way.

The editor asked me to rewrite my article for a general audience.
2

noun
A new and changed version of a piece of writing.

The film script underwent a rewrite for the European market.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 noun · a new and changed version... revision

Word family

Forms rewritesrewritingrewrittenrewrote

Derived forms rewritabilityrewritablerewritemanrewriter

Etymology

From re- + write.

Topics

Actions & Processes

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