rewrote

re·write

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [verb ree-rahyt; noun ree-rahyt]
- /verb riˈraɪt; noun ˈriˌraɪt/
- /ˌriːˈraɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb ree-rahyt; noun ree-rahyt]
- /verb riˈraɪt; noun ˈriˌraɪt/

Definitions of rewrote word

verb with object rewrote to write in a different form or manner; revise: to rewrite the entire book. 1
verb with object rewrote to write again. 1
verb with object rewrote to write (news submitted by a reporter) for inclusion in a newspaper. 1
noun rewrote the news story rewritten. 1
noun rewrote something written in a different form or manner; revision: They loved the rewrite, and said it would be a blockbuster! 1

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Origin of rewrote

First appearance:

before 1560

One of the 32% oldest English words

First recorded in 1560-70; re- + write

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Parts of speech for Rewrote

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rewrote

rewrote popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

rewrote usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rewrote

verb rewrote

chalked — Simple past tense and past participle of chalk.
comped — a ticket, book, service, etc., provided free of charge to specially chosen recipients.
orchestrated — Simple past tense and past participle of orchestrate.
wrote — a simple past tense of write.

All 4 Synonyms of rewrote