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re-write

re-write is the alternative form of rewrite.

Meaning of rewrite

Verb

rewrite (third-person singular simple present rewrites, present participle rewriting, simple past rewrote, past participle rewritten)

  1. (transitive) To write again, differently; to modify; to revise.
    • Rewrite the book and rule the pages
      Saving face, secured in faith
      Bury, burn the waste behind you1986 July 28, “Cuyahoga”, in Lifes Rich Pageant, performed by R.E.M.
  2. (transitive) To write again (without changes).
  3. To replace subterms of a formula with other terms, according to certain rules, by way of transformation.

See all 6 meanings of rewrite

Forms of re-write

third-person singular presentre-writes
present participlere-writing
pastre-wrote
past participlere-written

Questions about re-write

What is re-write the alternative form of?
Re-write is the alternative form of rewrite.

Words near re-write in the dictionary

  1. re-worded
  2. re-wording
  3. re-words
  4. re-wore
  5. re-worn
  6. re-write
  7. re-writes
  8. re-writing
  9. re-written
  10. re-wrote
  11. rea

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Adapted from Wiktionary: re-write (page history and authors); rewrite (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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