rewrite
/ˈɹi.ɹaɪt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The replacement of subterms of a formula with other terms, according to certain rules, by way of transformation.
verb
To replace subterms of a formula with other terms, according to certain rules, by way of transformation.
Example Sentences
- "The film script underwent a rewrite for the European market."
- "After a month of writing and another month for rehearsals and re-writes, the three planned a one-night-only performance billed as a work in progress at Josie's Cabaret and Juice Joint in San Francisco."
- "Rewrite the book and rule the pages Saving face, secured in faith Bury, burn the waste behind you"
- "The editor asked me to rewrite my article for a non-technical audience."
- "If we are going to rewrite all of those diagrams and change the duties of all of those staff, it will take a few weeks."
- "The conservative establishment will have to ask themselves, what else they can do? […] And even though they rewrite the electoral rules in their favour, their parties still lose the election."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English write English rewrite From re- + write.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹi.ɹaɪt/
- British English: /ˈɹiː.ɹaɪt/