Rewrite

Re-write′

,

Verb.

T.

To write again.

Young.

Rewrite

REWRI'TE

,

Verb.

T.

To write a second time.

rewrite

English

Noun

rewrite ‎(plural rewrites)

The act of writing again or anew.
Something that has been written again.

Translations

something that has been written again

Esperanto: reverko
Norwegian: omskrivning m, f

Scottish Gaelic: ath-sgrìobhadh m

Verb

rewrite ‎(third-person singular simple present rewrites, present participle rewriting, simple past rewrote, past participle rewritten)

To write again, differently (to modify).
To write again (without changing).

Usage notes

The verb "restate" has analogous senses "to state again" and "to rephrase, to state again differently".

Derived terms

rewritable

Translations

write again, differently

Chinese:
Mandarin: 重寫 (zh), 重写 (zh) ‎(chóngxiě)
Finnish: kirjoittaa uudestaan
French: réécrire (fr)
Italian: riscrivere
Japanese: 書き直す ‎(かきなおす, kakinaosu)

Kazakh: көшіру ‎(köşirw)
Norwegian: omskrive
Portuguese: reescrever (pt)
Russian: перепи́сывать (ru) impf ‎(perepísyvatʹ), переписа́ть (ru) pf ‎(perepisátʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: ath-sgrìobh
Spanish: reescribir (es)

write again, without changing

Chinese:
Mandarin: 抄寫 (zh), 抄写 (zh) ‎(chāoxiě)
Finnish: kirjoittaa uudestaan
Italian: riscrivere
Kazakh: көшіру ‎(köşirw)
Norwegian: rekonstruere

Portuguese: reescrever (pt)
Russian: перепи́сывать (ru) impf ‎(perepísyvatʹ), переписа́ть (ru) pf ‎(perepisátʹ)
Scottish Gaelic: ath-sgrìobh

Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

Rewrite

Re-write′

Webster 1828 Edition

Rewrite

REWRI'TE

Definition 2024

rewrite

rewrite

English

Noun

Translations

Verb

Usage notes

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology

Pronunciation

Similar Results