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ree
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re·work
/
v.
riˈwɜrk
;
n.
ˈriˌwɜrk
/
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[
v.
ree-
wurk
;
n.
ree
-wurk
]
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verb,
re·worked
or
re·wrought,
re·work·ing,
noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to
work
or form again:
to rework gold.
2.
to revise or rewrite:
to rework an essay.
3.
to process again or anew for
reuse
:
to rework wool.
noun
4.
an act or instance of reworking:
His latest book is merely a rework of his earlier novel.
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to bark; yelp.
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Origin:
1835–45;
re-
+
work
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rework
(riːˈwɜːk)
—
vb
1.
to use again in altered form:
the theme has been reworked in countless well-known poems
2.
to rewrite or revise
3.
to reprocess for use again
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"If someday I make a dictionary of definitions wanting single words to head them, a cherished entry will be "To abridge, expand, or otherwise alter or cause to be altered for the sake of belated improvement, one's own writings in translation.""
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