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rework Definition

re·work (rē wʉrk)

transitive verb

to work again; specif.,

  1. to rewrite or revise
  2. to process (something used) for use again

rework Synonyms

rework

v.

rework Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • tale: The new director has laid emphasis on unconscious fears and desires in his reworking of the well-loved fairy tale.
  • deposit: The majority of the artifacts were fresh although some were rolled suggesting at least some degree of reworking of the deposit.
  • theme: Like many of today's fashions however, it was nothing new, just a rework of an earlier theme.
  • song: The text of this song is a reworking of a song from 1707 about the Treaty of Union to which I added the tune.
  • story: The following three hundred years saw the working at reworking of the original story.
  • text: Professional theater ' In professional theater I have focussed mainly on reworking of classic texts ' .

Object

  • myth: Seneca's blood-stained tragedies reworked Greek myths, arguing for a return to stoic values.
  • version: A reworked version for another label was issued the following year.
  • tune: May 18, 1996: TCS relaunches with an " Ice " graphics package, and a slightly reworked theme tune.
  • classic: Moving from original material to reworking classics such as " Prince Charming " by Adam and The Ants.
  • song: Tonight he's reworked a popular song into the Viagra song complete with close to the bone lyrics.
  • theme: This Gothic was adapted by Hollywood, above all in reworking the vampire theme.

Infinitive complement

make: The themes have been reworked to make it easier for the reader to identify the part of the strategy that relates to them personally.

Modifying Another Word

  • radically: It radically reworks old tunes and breathes new life into songs with haunting and revealing results.
  • extensively: It had originally been conceived for harpsichord, but had been extensively reworked for clavichord.
  • thoroughly: No support for a study on this topic unless thoroughly reworked.
  • completely: Improved output quality, with rework almost completely eliminated.
  • heavily: Thus skeletal elements which have been transported distances along river beds or streams will appear similar to those from heavily reworked deposits.
  • totally: The line's totally reworked look is devoted to aficionados of the Ducati Corse style.

Preposition: in

way: MS: Could either of you envisage Upstairs, Downstairs being revived, remade, reworked in any way?

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