rewrite
pronunciation
How to pronounce rewrite in British English: UK [riːˈraɪt]
How to pronounce rewrite in American English: US [riːˈraɪt]
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- Noun:
- something that has been written again
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- 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 .