rewrite
verb[T]
uk/ˌriːˈraɪt/us/ˌriːˈraɪt/rewrote|rewrittenB2
to write something such as abookorspeechagain, inordertoimproveit orchangeit:
If I could rewrite thescriptI wouldchangeone thing.
For fourmonthstheywroteand rewrote thebookbypassingchaptersback andforth.
tochangethe way that something isdescribedor done so thatpeoplethinkabout itdifferently:
People are going totryto rewritehistoryand say we didn'tsucceed.
Look at how he's rewriting therulesofretailing.
Writing & typing
- asemic
- bashsomethingout
- borrow
- calligrapher
- carriage return
- fair
- jot
- minute
- overwrite
- re-registration
- readability
- recompose
- reformulate
- registration
- rekey
- scribble
- touch-type
- unwritten
- writ
- writing
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Repeating an action
Changing
rewrite
noun[C]
uk/ˈriː.raɪt/us/ˈriː.raɪt/theactof writing abook,speech, etc. again, inordertoimproveit orchangeit because newinformationisavailable:
Theproducersays the lastscenein theplayneedsa rewrite.
Theproposalhas gone through several rewrites.
Writing & typing
- asemic
- bashsomethingout
- borrow
- calligrapher
- carriage return
- fair
- jot
- minute
- overwrite
- re-registration
- readability
- recompose
- reformulate
- registration
- rekey
- scribble
- touch-type
- unwritten
- writ
- writing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Repeating an action