Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
rewrite en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɹiː.ɹaɪt/ (UK)
- /ˈɹi.ɹaɪt/ (US)
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.
Meanings
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The act of writing again or anew.
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.
1991 August 24, Maridee BonaDea, “Pomo Afro Homos On The Road”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 6, page 7:The film script underwent a rewrite for the European market.
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Something that has been written again.
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The replacement of subterms of a formula with other terms, according to certain rules, by way of transformation.
Forms
Deriveds
page-one rewrite · rewriteman
Translations (6)
hu átír (something that has been written again) · eo reverko (something that has been written again) · pl przepisanie (something that has been written again) · bg преработка (something that has been written again) · no omskrivning (something that has been written again) · gd ath-sgrìobhadh (something that has been written again)
rewrite en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɹiːˈɹaɪt/ (UK)
- /ɹiˈɹaɪt/ (US)
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.
Meanings
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(transitive) To write again, differently; to modify; to revise.
It’s in this context that internet trends like retardmaxxing gain traction. For many, it becomes a way to disrupt the mental loop, sending an email without rewriting it ten times, applying for the job without feeling “fully ready”, starting the workout without waiting for motivation, or putting creative work out for the world even when it's not perfect to the tee.
2026 February 10, Jigyasa Sahay, “'Retardmaxxing' is internet's new response to overthinking”, in India Today, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2026: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.
2021 January 13, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Timetable cuts as demand falls and staff are protected”, in Rail, page 7:The news about Robert rewrote the conventional narrative that HIV/AIDS appeared in the early 1980s in New York and California. His case challenges the accepted history of an epidemic that continues to disproportionately affect young Black boys and men.
2026, David Levithan, Gabriel Duckels, The Fight of Our Lives: AIDS in America, page 25: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.
2023 May 8, Jonathan Head, “Thailand election: The young radicals shaking up politics”, in BBC, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2023:Rewrite the book and rule the pages
Saving face, secured in faith
Bury, burn the waste behind you
1986 July 28, “Cuyahoga”, in Lifes Rich Pageant, performed by R.E.M.:
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(transitive) To write again (without changes).
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To replace subterms of a formula with other terms, according to certain rules, by way of transformation.
Forms
Deriveds
rewritable · rewritability · rewrite history · rewriter
Translations (46)
be перапі́сваць (write again, differently) · no omskrive (write again, differently) · cmn 抄寫 /抄写 (write again, without changing) · gd ath-sgrìobh (write again, without changing) · gl reescribir (write again, differently) · fi kirjoittaa uudestaan (write again, differently) · pt reescrever (write again, differently) · bg преписвам (write again, without changing) · kk көшіру (write again, differently) · fr réécrire (write again, differently) · gd ath-sgrìobh (write again, differently) · be перапі́сваць (write again, without changing) · be перапіса́ць (write again, differently) · cs přepsat (write again, differently) · es reescribir (write again, differently) · ca reescriure (write again, without changing) · uk переписа́ти (write again, without changing) · fr récrire (write again, differently) · nl herschrijven (write again, differently) · it riscrivere (write again, differently) · pt reescrever (write again, without changing) · uk перепи́сувати (write again, without changing) · pl przepisać (write again, without changing) · kk көшіру (write again, without changing) · ru переписа́ть (write again, differently) · no rekonstruere (write again, without changing) · ca reescriure (write again, differently) · pl pisać ponownie (write again, differently) · cmn 重寫 /重写 (write again, differently) · pl przepisywać (write again, without changing) · de umschreiben (write again, differently) · de neu schreiben (write again, without changing) · gl reescribir (write again, without changing) · ru перепи́сывать (write again, without changing) · fi kirjoittaa uudestaan (write again, without changing) · pl napisać ponownie (write again, differently) · it riscrivere (write again, without changing) · pt reformular (write again, differently) · ru переписа́ть (write again, without changing) · be перапіса́ць (write again, without changing) · ja 書き直す (write again, differently) · ru перепи́сывать (write again, differently) · es reescribir (write again, without changing) · la rescrībō (write again, differently) · bg преработвам (write again, differently) · sk prepísať (write again, differently)