reword
reword
Definition
re·word (rē wʉrd′)
transitive verb
- to state or express again in other words; change the wording of
- 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
Browse dictionary entries near reword
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