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reword Definition

re·word (rē wʉrd)

transitive verb

  1. to state or express again in other words; change the wording of
  2. Rare to repeat in the same words

reword Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • definition: For example we welcome CESRs rewording of the definition in order to take account of Recital 53 ( the exclusion of OTC transactions ).

Object

  • question: Allow them plenty of time to think of an answer and reword questions if necessary.
  • sentence: Even if they manage to reword sentences, the organization of the material is almost always copied.
  • paragraph: It was agreed to reword the paragraph as follows:- 'Councillor McNulty queried if Strabane would receive any benefits.
  • version: The reflections prompts were replaced by shorter reworded versions.
  • text: However, to satisfy Katz's ego and to make our explanation clearer, we have reworded the text.
  • guidance: The reworded Guidance should take account of the difficulties listed above.

Infinitive complement

  • read: The introduction of Category C is reworded to read Species that although introduced now derive from the resulting self-sustaining populations.
  • clarify: Rewording to clarify the limits of the coroner's role would be advisable.
  • suit: These phrases can of course be reworded to suit the style of the document that you are preparing.
  • include: The ' IEP writer ' software is flexible enough for targets to be reworded to include first language.

Modifying Another Word

  • slightly: For the makeover, I have concentrated on rewording slightly some of your phrases to make them sound more natural.
  • then: This well known brand was then reworded with ' Back the Bid London 2012 in place of ' Network SouthEast ' .

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