 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
rewrite
noun: something that has been written again; "the rewrite was much
better" [syn: {revision}, {rescript}]
verb
1: write differently; alter the writing of; "The student
rewrote his thesis"
2: rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different
purpose; "re-write a play for use in schools"
[also: {rewrote}, {rewritten}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Rewrite \Re*write"\, verb (used with an object)
To write again. --Young.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
54 Moby Thesaurus words for "rewrite":
amend, amendment, blue-pencil, copy, copy out, correct, correction,
draft, draw up, edit, editing, emend, emendate, emendation, enface,
engross, inscribe, make a recension, make out, pen, pencil,
push the pen, put in writing, recense, recension, record,
rectification, rectify, redact, redaction, redraft, rescript,
rescription, revamp, revampment, revisal, revise, revised edition,
revision, rework, rewriting, scribe, scrive, scroll, spill ink,
spoil paper, superscribe, trace, transcribe, type, work over,
write, write down, write out
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