Definition

1. Verb:
   • To copy again: To make a new copy of something, especially a written or printed document, often because the original copy is lost, damaged, or incorrect.

Usage

• The verb "recopy" is used to describe the action of creating a duplicate of a text, document, or piece of information for a second or subsequent time. It implies a repetition of the copying process.
• It is a transitive verb and typically takes a direct object (the thing being copied again).

Examples

• Verb:
  • The student had to recopy her essay after spilling coffee on the first draft.
  • Please recopy this list neatly onto the new form.
  • The scribe was forced to recopy the entire manuscript due to a major error.

Advanced Usage

• "To recopy from memory": To write something out again based on one's recollection, not by looking at the original.
  • After losing his notes, he had to recopy the speech from memory.

Variants and Related Words

• Copy (verb): To make a reproduction or duplicate of something.
• Transcribe (verb): To make a written copy, especially from spoken words or in a different script or medium. This is a more formal synonym but does not inherently imply repetition.
• Rewrite (verb): To write again, often with alterations or improvements. While similar, "rewrite" focuses more on content change, whereas "recopy" focuses on the mechanical act of duplicating.

Synonyms

• Reproduce: To produce a copy or likeness of something.
• Duplicate: To make an exact copy of something.

Antonyms

• Original (noun): The first or earliest form of something from which copies are made.
• Destroy: To put an end to the existence of something by damaging or attacking it.

Verb

1. copy again
   • The child had to recopy the homework