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re⋅write

[v. ree-rahyt; n. ree-rahyt] verb, -wrote, -writ⋅ten, -writ⋅ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to write in a different form or manner; revise: to rewrite the entire book.
2. to write again.
3. to write (news submitted by a reporter) for inclusion in a newspaper.
–noun
4. the news story rewritten.
5. something written in a different form or manner; revision.

Origin:
1560–70; re- + write


re⋅writ⋅er, noun
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