rework

rework
v. /ree werrk"/; n. /ree"werrk'/, v., reworked or rewrought, reworking, n.
v.t.
1. to work or form again: to rework gold.
2. to revise or rewrite: to rework an essay.
3. to process again or anew for reuse: to rework wool.
n.
4. an act or instance of reworking: His latest book is merely a rework of his earlier novel.
[1835-45; RE- + WORK]

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