rewrite

(rē rīt; for n.rīt′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb rewrote, rewritten, rewriting

  1. to write again
  2. to write over in different words or a different form; revise
  3. ☆ to write (news turned in by a reporter) in a form suitable for publication

noun

an article so written

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See rewrite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb re·wrote (-rōtˈ), re·writ·ten (-rĭtˈn), re·writ·ing, re·writes
verb, transitive
  1. To write again, especially in a different or improved form; revise.
  2. To put (material submitted to a newspaper or magazine) in a form suitable for publishing.
  3. Computer Science To save (a usually altered file) over its most recent version in the same storage location.
verb, intransitive
To make revisions in written material.
noun (rēˈrītˌ)
  1. The act or an instance of rewriting.
  2. Something rewritten.

Related Forms:

  • re·writˈa·ble, re·writeˈa·ble adjective
  • re·writˈer noun

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