to write (written material) again, esp changing the words or form to return (data) to a store when it has been erased during reading
something rewritten
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re•write /v. riˈraɪt; n. ˈriˌraɪt/USA pronunciation
v., -wrote, -writ•ten, -writ•ing, n.
v. [~ + object]
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025v. [~ + object]
- to write in a different manner;
revise:Please rewrite this essay; it's confusing. - to write again:to rewrite a check.
- to write up (news sent in by a reporter) for a newspaper.
n. [countable]
- something written again in a different manner;
a revision.
re•write
(v. rē rīt′;n. rē′rīt′),USA pronunciation v., -wrote, -writ•ten, -writ•ing, n.
v.t.
n.
re•writ′er, n.
v.t.
- to write in a different form or manner;
revise:to rewrite the entire book. - to write again.
- to write (news submitted by a reporter) for inclusion in a newspaper.
n.
- the news story rewritten.
- something written in a different form or manner;
revision.
- re- + write 1560–70
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