Crossword clues for reword
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Reword \Re*word"\, v. t.
To repeat in the same words; to re["e]cho. [Obs.]
--Shak.To alter the wording of; to restate in other words; as, to reword an idea or a passage.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
vb. To change the wording of a statement; to restate using different words.(jump rephrase s)
WordNet
v. express the same message in different words [syn: paraphrase, rephrase]
Usage examples of "reword".
The material had been worked and reworded, simplified, boiled down and fitted into a theoretical framework.
He also knew that rewording a question sometimes elicited vital bits of information.
I warn you, however, that a rewording of the specifications may change their meaning to the extent that they define manslaughter.
Nineteenth Amendment to the states wandered through an interminable Congressional labyrinth of maneuver and rewording and committee action.
To save revision time, John made a game of rewording the phrase in the same line.
I warn you, however, that a rewording of the specifications may change their meaning to the extent that they define manslaughter.
The material had been worked and reworded, simplified, boiled down and fitted into a theoretical framework.
The contract clause regarding script changes was reworded, but in a highly ambiguous manner.
Although Harry was losing hope that he would ever succeed in getting inside the Room of Requirement, he attempted it whenever he was in the vicinity, but no matter how he reworded his request, the wall remained firmly doorless.