Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense, 3rd person singular presenttense rewrites, present participle rewriting, past tense rewrote, past participle rewrittenpronunciation note: The verb is pronounced (riːraɪt). The noun is pronounced (riːraɪt).
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.
Following this critique, students rewrite their papers and submit them for finalevaluation. [VERB noun]
The script was rewritten constantly during filming. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: revise, correct, edit, recast More Synonyms of rewrite
2. verb
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.
[disapproval]
We have always been an independent people, no matter how they rewrite history. [VERB noun]
History is often rewritten to suit the needs of the present. [VERB noun]
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.
...the extraordinary West Country team that have rewritten all the record books inthose three years. [VERB noun]
4. countable noun
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 did John consider the script ready.
rewrite in British English
verb (riːˈraɪt)Word forms: -writes, -writing, -wrote or -written(transitive)
1.
to write (written material) again, esp changing the words or form
2. computing
to return (data) to a store when it has been erased during reading