rewrite — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The act of writing again or anew.

   Examples

   The film script underwent a rewrite for the European market.

   More examples (1)

   After a month of writing and another month for rehearsals and re-writes, the three planned a one-night-only performance billed as a work in progress at Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint in San Francisco.

2. Something that has been written again.

3. The replacement of subterms of a formula with other terms, according to certain rules, by way of transformation.

Verb

1. To write again, differently; to modify; to revise.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   Rewrite the book and rule the pages Saving face, secured in faith Bury, burn the waste behind you

   The editor asked me to rewrite my article for a non-technical audience.

   More examples (4)

   If we are going to rewrite all of those diagrams and change the duties of all of those staff, it will take a few weeks.

   The conservative establishment will have to ask themselves, what else they can do? […] And even though they rewrite the electoral rules in their favour, their parties still lose the election.

   It’s in this context that internet trends like retardmaxxing gain traction. For many, it becomes a way to disrupt the mental loop, sending an email without rewriting it ten times, applying for the job without feeling “fully ready”, starting the workout without waiting for motivation, or putting creative work out for the world even when it's not perfect to the tee.

   The news about Robert rewrote the conventional narrative that HIV/AIDS appeared in the early 1980s in New York and California. His case challenges the accepted history of an epidemic that continues to disproportionately affect young Black boys and men.

2. To write again (without changes).

   Usage

   • Transitive

3. To replace subterms of a formula with other terms, according to certain rules, by way of transformation.

Noun

1. something that has been written again

   Synonyms

   revisionrescript

   Broader terms

   writingwritten materialpiece of writing

   Examples

   the rewrite was much better

Verb

1. write differently; alter the writing of

   Broader terms

   write

   Examples

   The student rewrote his thesis

2. rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose

   Broader terms

   writecomposepenindite

   Examples

   re-write a play for use in schools