rephrasing

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She is rephrasing the sentence to make it clearer.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act or result of expressing the same meaning using different words: "Rephrasing" refers to the process of altering the wording of a statement or question while preserving its original intent or meaning.

Usage

• Rephrasing is used to improve clarity, avoid repetition, simplify complex ideas, or tailor a message for a specific audience. It is a common technique in writing, editing, teaching, and communication.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The editor suggested a rephrasing of the opening paragraph to make it more engaging.
  • After the rephrasing, the instruction was much easier to understand.
  • Her careful rephrasing of the question helped the student grasp the concept.

Advanced Usage

• "To require rephrasing": to need to be worded differently.
  • The ambiguous legal clause required careful rephrasing.
• "As a rephrasing of": serving as a different wording for the same idea.
  • The second sentence is just a rephrasing of the first.

Variants and Related Words

• Rephrase (verb): to express something again using different words.
  • Could you rephrase your question, please?
• Paraphrase (noun/verb): a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form. This is a close synonym but often implies a longer or more detailed rewording.
  • She wrote a paraphrase of the poem.

Synonyms

• Rewording: the action of expressing something in different words.
• Restatement: the act of stating something again or differently.
• Reformulation: the action of formulating or expressing again in a different way.

Antonyms

• Verbatim repetition: repeating the exact same words.
• Copying: reproducing the original text without change.

Học thuật

Noun

1. changing a particular word or phrase

Từ đồng nghĩa

• rewording
• recasting