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rewrote

Syllables: re·wrote/ɹiːˈɹəʊt//ɹiˈɹoʊt/

rewrote is the simple past 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.

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Phrases with rewrote

Words that rhyme with rewrote

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Questions about rewrote

What is rewrote the simple past of?
Rewrote is the simple past of rewrite.
How do you pronounce rewrote?
Rewrote is pronounced /ɹiːˈɹəʊt/ (UK).

Words near rewrote in the dictionary

  1. rewriting
  2. rewriting history
  3. rewritings
  4. rewritten
  5. rewritten history
  6. rewrote
  7. rewrote history
  8. rewrought
  9. rews
  10. Rewson
  11. rex

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rewrote (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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