rewrite

[ verb ree-rahyt; noun ree-rahyt ]

verb (used with object)

, re·wrote, re·writ·ten, re·writ·ing.

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

1. the news story rewritten.
2. something written in a different form or manner; revision:

   They loved the rewrite, and said it would be a blockbuster!

rewrite

verb

1. to write (written material) again, esp changing the words or form
2. computing to return (data) to a store when it has been erased during reading

noun

1. something rewritten

Other Words From

• re·writer noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rewrite¹

First recorded in 1560–70; re- + write

Example Sentences

Kiriana O’Connell, who is also Māori, said that the current treaty principles were already a compromise for her people, and she would not support a "rewrite".

From BBC

The Texas GOP in its 2024 platform urged the legislature to rewrite its no-fault divorce law to promote the maintenance of a "traditional family" through required intervention or counseling and included a recommendation that it strike unilateral no-fault divorce.

From Salon

Every speech and appearance, every TV ad and interview, every remaining moment of the campaign and afterward, when the Trump armies fight the results, must be devoted to the fact that Trump is trying to rewrite the rules by which we all live so that instead of democracy, we have a Church of Trump.

From Slate

But California environmental groups, while supportive of efforts to rewrite the rules, are criticizing the proposed changes and warning that the resulting plans would fail to protect fish species that are declining toward extinction in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta and San Francisco Bay.

From Los Angeles Times

Smith offered a different read on the situation by arguing that in its Fischer decision, the Supreme Court did not “strike down the statute or rewrite it,” but it did clarify that Sarbanes–Oxley “includes ‘creating false evidence.’

From Slate

Related Words

• edit
• rework