rewrite

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    something that has been written again
  • Verb:
    write differently; alter the writing of
    rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose

Word Origin

rewrite (v.)
"to write again," 1560s, from re- "back, again" + write (v.). Related: Rewrote; rewritten; rewriting. Journalistic rewrite man is recorded from 1901. As a noun from 1926.

Example

1. Some governors have said they will rewrite theirs .
2. Worse , we rewrite history to fit our current perceptions .
3. But tall-tale-tellers have never hesitated to rewrite lincoln 's biography .
4. Rewrite such sentences to keep them positive .
5. Destructive as it is to the fossil beds , this paleo economy has helped rewrite prehistory .

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