rewrite

rewrite
rewriter, n.
v. /ree ruyt"/; n. /ree"ruyt'/, v., rewrote, rewritten, rewriting, n.
v.t.
1. to write in a different form or manner; revise: to rewrite the entire book.
2. to write again.
3. to write (news submitted by a reporter) for inclusion in a newspaper.
n.
4. the news story rewritten.
5. something written in a different form or manner; revision.
[1560-70; RE- + WRITE]

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