rewrite

rewrite
rewrites, rewriting, rewrote, rewritten
(The verb is pronounced [[t]ri͟ːra͟ɪt[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]ri͟ːraɪt[/t]].)
1) VERB If someone rewrites a piece of writing such as a book, an article, or a law, they write it in a different way in order to improve it.

[V n] Following this critique, students rewrite their papers and submit them for final evaluation...

[V n] The script was rewritten constantly during filming.

Syn:
revise, rework
2) VERB (disapproval) If you accuse a government of rewriting history, you are criticizing them for selecting and presenting particular historical events in a way that suits their own purposes.

[V n] We have always been an independent people, no matter how they rewrite history...

[V n] As Orwell pointed out, history can be and often is rewritten to suit the needs of the present.

3) VERB When journalists say that a sports player has rewritten the record books or the history books, they mean that the player has broken a record or several records.

[V n] ...the extraordinary West Country team that have rewritten all the record books in those three years...

[V n] Kournikova is poised to rewrite the tennis history books.

4) N-COUNT In the film and television industries, a rewrite is the writing of parts of a film again in order to improve it.

Only after countless rewrites and the most intense effort did John consider the script ready.

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