rewrite

[v. ree-rahyt; n. ree-rahyt] /v. riˈraɪt; n. ˈriˌraɪt/
verb (used with object), rewrote, rewritten, rewriting.
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.
noun
4.
the news story rewritten.
5.
something written in a different form or manner; revision.
Origin
1560-70; re- + write
Related forms
rewriter, noun
Examples from the web for rewriting
  • There have been several attempts to improve the song by rewriting the words.
British Dictionary definitions for rewriting

rewrite

verb (transitive) (riːˈraɪt) -writes, -writing, -wrote, -written
1.
to write (written material) again, esp changing the words or form
2.
(computing) to return (data) to a store when it has been erased during reading
noun (ˈriːˌraɪt)
3.
something rewritten
Word Origin and History for rewriting

rewrite

v.

"to write again," 1560s, from re- "back, again" + write (v.). Related: Rewrote; rewritten; rewriting. Journalistic rewrite man is recorded from 1901. As a noun from 1926.