rewording

riːˈwɜːdɪŋ

Definition

Definition of rewording - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

changed wording

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changed version of original words

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The rewording made the instructions clearer.

paraphrase

rephrasing

restatement

language

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the process of altering words for clarity

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Rewording is essential for simplifying complex texts.

paraphrasing

rephrasing

Adjective

text modification

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involving changing the wording of text or speech

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The rewording document was easier to understand.

paraphrasing

recasting

rephrasing

language

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related to altering phrasing for clarity or accuracy

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The rewording instructions improved the clarity of the message.

paraphrasing

rephrasing

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Origin of rewording

Latin, re- (again) + word (speak)

Terms with rewording included in their meaning

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paraphrasing

rewording

restatement of something using different words for clarity

paraphrasing

adj.

rewording

restating something in a different way

paraphraser

language

person rewording text to clarify meaning

paraphrasis

clarity or insight

rewording a text to make it clearer or add new meaning

paraphrastic

adj.

altered

changed by rewording

Examples of rewording in a sentence

Rewording can help avoid plagiarism.
Rewording can help avoid misunderstandings in contracts.
The editor suggested rewording for better readability.
The rewording instructions clarified the original message.
Rewording guidelines were provided for the legal document.
Rewording guidelines were provided to the editors.

The rewording process made the document more concise.

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French:reformulation, remanié, ...
German:Umformulierung, umformuliert, ...
Italian:riformulazione, riformulato, ...
Spanish:reformulación, reformulador, ...
Portuguese:reformulação, reformulado, ...
Chinese:改写, 修改措辞的, ...
Japanese:言い換え, 言い換えの, ...
Arabic:إِعَادَة صِيَاغَة, تَصْحِيحِي, ...
Hebrew:נִיסּוּחַ מְחֻדָּשׁ, תִּקּוּן נִסּוּחִי, ...
Russian:перефразировка, переформулированный, ...
Ukrainian:перефразування, переформульований, ...
Hindi:पुनः शब्दांकन, पाठ संशोधित, ...
Bengali:পুনর্বাক্যায়ন, পুনর্বিবেচিত, ...
Catalan:reformulació, reformulat, ...
Czech:přeformulování, určený k přeformulování, ...
Danish:omskrivning, omformuleret, ...
Dutch:herformulering, herformulerend, ...
Greek:αναδιατύπωση, αναδιατυπωμένος, ...
Hungarian:átfogalmazás, átfogalmazott, ...
Khmer:ការកែសម្រួលពាក្យពេចន៍, ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការកែសម្រួលពាក្យពេចន៍, ...
Korean:재작성, 재작성된, ...
Persian:تغییر کلمات, بازنویسی‌شده, ...
Polish:przekształcenie, przeformułowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):reformulação, reformulado, ...
Romanian:reformulare, reformulat, ...
Swedish:omarbetning, omformulerad, ...
Thai:การเปลี่ยนแปลงคำ, ที่เปลี่ยนถ้อยคำ, ...
Turkish:yeniden ifade etme, yeniden yazılan, ...
Vietnamese:phiên bản thay đổi từ ngữ, được sửa đổi, ...

reword

riːˈwɜːrd

Definition of reword - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

change wording

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say the same thing using different words

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She will reword the sentence for clarity.
Can you reword this paragraph for me?
He tried to reword his apology to sound more sincere.

paraphrase

rephrase

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Origin of reword

English, re (again) + word (speak)

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French:reformuler, ...
German:umformulieren, ...
Italian:riformulare, ...
Spanish:reformular, ...
Portuguese:reformular, ...
Chinese:重新表述, ...
Japanese:言い換える, ...
Arabic:أعاد صياغة, ...
Hebrew:לְנַסֵּחַ מֵחָדָשׁ, ...
Russian:переформулировать, ...
Ukrainian:переформулювати, ...
Hindi:फिर से लिखना, ...
Bengali:ভিন্নভাবে বলা, ...
Catalan:reformular, ...
Czech:přeformulovat, ...
Danish:omformulere, ...
Dutch:herformuleren, ...
Greek:διατυπώνω ξανά, ...
Hungarian:átfogalmazni, ...
Khmer:សរសេរពាក្យឡើងវិញ, ...
Korean:바꿔 말하다, ...
Persian:بازنویسی کرد, ...
Polish:przekształcić, ...
Portuguese (BR):reformular, ...
Romanian:a reformula, ...
Swedish:omformulera, ...
Thai:ปรับถ้อยคำ, ...
Turkish:yeniden ifade etmek, ...
Vietnamese:diễn đạt lại, ...

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Definition of rewording - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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