The Collaborative International Dictionary
Paraphrase \Par"a*phrase\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paraphrased; p. pr. & vb. n. Paraphrasing.] To express, interpret, or translate with latitude; to give the meaning of a passage in other language.
We are put to construe and paraphrase our own words.
--Bp.
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Wiktionary
n. A paraphrased statement. vb. (present participle of paraphrase English)
Usage examples of "paraphrasing".
The standard of paraphrasing aimed at is that of the English papers in the Leaving Certificate and the University Preliminary Examinations.
Kincaid brought up the files on their lounge screen, showing Plus, as Laria called her 'Dini contact, what was so far known about the four planets that he had found, paraphrasing Laria's reassurances with his own.