reword

re·word

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ree-wurd]
- /riˈwɜrd/
- /ˌriːˈwɜːd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ree-wurd]
- /riˈwɜrd/

Definitions of reword word

verb with object reword to put into other words: to reword a contract. 1
verb with object reword to repeat. 1
transitive verb reword phrase differently 1
verb reword When you reword something that is spoken or written, you try to express it in a way that is more accurate, more acceptable, or more easily understood. 0
verb reword to alter the wording of; express differently 0
verb transitive reword to state or express again in other words; change the wording of 0

See all 7 definitions of reword

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Origin of reword

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

First recorded in 1590-1600; re- + word

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Parts of speech for Reword

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Reword

reword popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% 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 reword

verb reword

disambiguate — to remove the ambiguity from; make unambiguous: In order to disambiguate the sentence “She lectured on the famous passenger ship,” you'll have to write either “lectured on board” or “lectured about.”.
metaphrase — a literal translation.

All 2 Synonyms of reword