What does rewrite mean?

Definitions for rewrite
riˈraɪt; ˈriˌraɪtre·write

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. rewrite, revision, rescriptverb

    something that has been written again

    "the rewrite was much better"

  2. rewriteverb

    write differently; alter the writing of

    "The student rewrote his thesis"

  3. rewriteverb

    rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose

    "re-write a play for use in schools"

Wikipedia

  1. Rewrite

    Rewrite (リライト, Riraito) is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the third single of their second full-length studio album, Sol-fa, on August 4, 2004. In 2016, they re-recorded Rewrite along with all songs from Sol-fa and released on November 30, 2016.

ChatGPT

  1. rewrite

    Rewrite refers to the action of writing something again, typically with modifications or improvements to clarify, update, or correct the content. It may involve changing the structure, adding new material, or completely changing the original text. This term is often used in the context of writing essays, articles, scripts, codes, etc.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rewriteverb

    to write again

Wikidata

  1. Rewrite

    Rewrite is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key, a brand of Visual Art's. It was released on June 24, 2011 for Windows PCs and is rated for all ages. Rewrite is Key's ninth game, along with other titles such as Kanon, Air, and Clannad. Key released a fan disc expanding on the game's story titled Rewrite Harvest festa! on July 27, 2012 for Windows. The story follows the life of Kotarou Tennouji, a high school student with superhuman abilities who investigates supernatural mysteries with five girls from his school. This ultimately leads him into the middle of a conflict between familiar summoners and superhumans searching for a familiar girl named Kagari who is the key to intelligent life and its destruction on Earth. The gameplay in Rewrite follows an interactive branching plot line with multiple scenarios, and focuses on the player character gaining the favor of the six female main characters. There are additional minigames and quests added into the gameplay, which are necessary to complete the game. The game ranked as the best-selling PC game sold in Japan for the time of its release, and charted in the national top 50 twice more afterwards. There have been four manga adaptations based on Rewrite published by ASCII Media Works and Ichijinsha. Comic anthologies, light novels and an art book were also published, as were several music albums.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Rewrite

    rē-rīt′, v.t. to write a second time.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of rewrite in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of rewrite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of rewrite in a Sentence

  1. Ken Cuccinelli:

    It was an en masse rewrite and now they're going to put all their toadies on there and it's just going to be a rubber stamp, and they’re going to do studies and they're going to come to conclusions that this administration wants them to come to, you heard it here first.

  2. Robert Menendez:

    Putin need not collapse his entire economy nor does he need to sacrifice the lives of his own people in a futile attempt to rewrite the map of Europe.

  3. Patrick Dempsey:

    We have a polish and another rewrite to go and we’ll see where we’re at. But we are getting a lot of interest. I do feel that we have a show, we will probably do eight to 10 episodes and this is being produced with Sundance Channel. There’s been interest with other cable companies that have come in and helped co-finance.

  4. Lester Tenney:

    I would shake his hand, and at the same time I most probably would say 'don’t rewrite history'.

  5. Yvonne Padmos:

    The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was penned to encourage mankind to embrace a brotherly and sisterly bond. However, if our own flesh and blood fail to embody this ideal, how can we expect the world to do so? Perhaps, it is time to rewrite the scenes of the play of life, to redefine the roles of brothers and sisters, and cultivate a society abundant in empathy and compassion.

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