redraft

re·draft

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ree-draft, -drahft]
- /ˈriˌdræft, -ˌdrɑft/
- /rɪˈdrɑːft/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ree-draft, -drahft]
- /ˈriˌdræft, -ˌdrɑft/

Definitions of redraft word

noun redraft a second draft or drawing. 1
noun redraft Finance. a draft on the drawer or endorsers of a protested bill of exchange for the amount of the bill plus the costs and charges. 1
transitive verb redraft text: draft again 1
noun redraft finance: second draft 1
verb redraft If you redraft something you have written, you write it again in order to improve it or change it. 0
noun redraft a second draft 0

See all 12 definitions of redraft

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Origin of redraft

First appearance:

before 1675

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1675-85; re- + draft

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Parts of speech for Redraft

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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redraft popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for redraft

noun redraft

afterlight — the light visible in the sky after sunset; afterglow.
book review — a description and analysis of a new book
homework — schoolwork assigned to be done outside the classroom (distinguished from classwork).
canvass — If you canvass for a particular person or political party, you go around an area trying to persuade people to vote for that person or party.
writeup — Alternative spelling of write-up.

verb redraft

blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
blue-pencil — to alter, abridge, or cancel with or as with a pencil that has blue lead, as in editing a manuscript.
clean up — If you clean up a mess or clean up a place where there is a mess, you make things tidy and free of dirt again.
look over — the act of looking: a look of inquiry.

All 9 Synonyms of redraft