rewrite

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§English

§Etymology

re- +‎ write

§Pronunciation

• (noun)
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹiː.ɹaɪt/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹi.ɹaɪt/
  • Rhymes: -iːɹaɪt
• (verb)
  • (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹiːˈɹaɪt/
  • (US) IPA^(key): /ɹiˈɹaɪt/
  • Rhymes: -aɪt

§Noun

rewrite (plural rewrites)

1. The act of writing again or anew.
2. Something that has been written again.

§Translations

something that has been written again

• Esperanto: reverko
• Norwegian: omskrivning m, f

• Scottish Gaelic: ath-sgrìobhadh m

§Verb

rewrite (third-person singular simple present rewrites, present participle rewriting, simple past rewrote, past participle rewritten)

1. To write again, differently (to modify).
2. To write again (without changing).

§Usage notes

• The verb "restate" has analogous senses "to state again" and "to rephrase, to state again differently".

§Derived terms

• rewritable

§Translations

write again, differently

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 重寫, 重写 (chóngxiě)

• Finnish: kirjoittaa uudestaan
• French: réécrire (fr)
• Italian: riscrivere
• Norwegian: omskrive

• Portuguese: reescrever (pt)
• Russian: перепи́сывать (ru) impf (perepísyvat'), переписа́ть (ru) pf (perepisát')
• Scottish Gaelic: ath-sgrìobh
• Spanish: reescribir (es)

write again, without changing

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 抄寫, 抄写 (chāoxiě)

• Finnish: kirjoittaa uudestaan
• Italian: riscrivere
• Norwegian: rekonstruere

• Portuguese: reescrever (pt)
• Russian: перепи́сывать (ru) impf (perepísyvat'), переписа́ть (ru) pf (perepisát')
• Scottish Gaelic: ath-sgrìobh

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Translations to be checked‌: "to write again"

• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} herschrijven (nl)
• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} reskribi
• Hungarian: ^{(please verify)} átír (hu), ^{(please verify)} átfogalmaz (hu)
• Indonesian: ^{(please verify)} menulis ulang

• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 書き直す (かきなおす, kaki-naosu)
• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} rescrie (ro)