noun

1. 1. a rewording of something spoken or written, usually for the purpose of making its meaning clearer
   2. the use of this as a literary or teaching device
2. an approximate rendering of a quotation, saying, etc. whose exact words cannot be cited or recalled
3. a free reworking of a musical text or composition

Etymology: Fr < L paraphrasis < Gr < paraphrazein, to say in other words: see para- & phrase

transitive verb paraphrased -·phrased′, paraphrasing -·phras′·ing

intransitive verb