rewrite

Plural: rewrites

Noun

• something that has been written again
  • "the rewrite was much better"
• The act of writing again or anew.
• Something that has been written again.
• The replacement of subterms of a formula with other terms, according to certain rules, by way of transformation.

Verb

Verb Forms: rewrote, rewritten, rewriting, rewrites

• To write again; to compose anew or revise.
• write differently; alter the writing of
• rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose
• To write again, differently; to modify; to revise.
• To write again (without changes).
• To replace subterms of a formula with other terms, according to certain rules, by way of transformation.

Examples

• She hoped to rewrite her Scrabble score by finding a seven-letter word on her next turn.
• The editor asked me to rewrite my article for a non-technical audience.
• The film script underwent a rewrite for the European market.

Synonyms

rescript, revision

Anagrams of rewrite