Definition

1. Verb:

   • To write something again, typically in order to improve it, correct errors, or update information.
   • To write something in a different form or style, often for a new purpose or audience.

2. Noun:

   • A piece of writing that has been written again; a revised version.

Usage

• Verb: The action of producing a new version of a text.
  • The author decided to rewrite the final chapter.
  • Please rewrite this paragraph to make it clearer.
• Noun: The result or product of this action.
  • The editor reviewed the rewrite of the article.
  • This draft is a complete rewrite of the original document.

Examples

• Verb:
  • She had to rewrite her essay after receiving feedback from her professor.
  • The scriptwriter was hired to rewrite the dialogue for the film.
• Noun:
  • The final rewrite of the contract was approved by both parties.
  • His latest rewrite of the proposal is much more persuasive.

Advanced Usage

• "to rewrite history": To reinterpret or alter the recorded facts about past events, often to serve a particular viewpoint.
  • Some regimes attempt to rewrite history to control the national narrative.
• "to rewrite the rules": To fundamentally change the established norms or procedures.
  • The new company aimed to rewrite the rules of the industry.

Variants and Related Words

• Rewriter (n): A person who rewrites texts professionally.
  • He worked as a rewriter for a news agency.
• Rewriting (n): The process or activity of rewriting.
  • The rewriting stage is crucial for good writing.

Synonyms

• Verb: Revise, rework, redraft, amend, edit.
• Noun: Revision, redraft, new version.

Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

• "A rewrite job": A task that involves completely redoing a piece of writing.
  • The manuscript needed a complete rewrite job before it could be published.

Noun

1. something that has been written again
   • the rewrite was much better

Verb

1. rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose
   • re-write a play for use in schools
2. write differently; alter the writing of
   • The student rewrote his thesis