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rewriting

/ˌriːˈraɪtɪŋ/ /riˈraɪtɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To write again, differently; to modify (a piece of writing or music, etc.).

Examples :

"The editor asked me to rewrite my article for a non-technical audience."
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Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration potentially

potentially adverb

/pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/

In a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way.

"The new student is potentially a star athlete; she runs very fast and jumps high. "

Illustration technical

technical noun

/ˈtɛk.nɪk.əl/

A pickup truck with a gun mounted on it.

"The farmer used his technical for transporting supplies to the fields. "

Illustration practice

practice noun

/ˈpɹæktɪs/

Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.

"He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them."

Illustration suggested

suggested verb

/səˈdʒɛstɪd/ /səɡˈdʒɛstɪd/

To imply but stop short of saying explicitly.

"Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?"

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replacing verb

/rɪˈpleɪsɪŋ/ /riˈpleɪsɪŋ/

To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back

"After reading the book, she was carefully replacing it on the bookshelf. "

Illustration complete

complete noun

/kəmˈpliːt/

A completed survey.

"The complete survey was handed in to the teacher. "

Illustration audience

audience noun

/ˈɔːdi.əns/

A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc.

"We joined the audience just as the lights went down."

Illustration handwriting

handwriting verb

/ˈhændɹaɪtɪŋ/

To write something manually, normally used to emphasise that it is not being typed.

"My grandfather handwrote a letter to my grandmother every week. "

Illustration differently

differently adverb

/ˈdifəɹəntli/

(manner) In a different way.

"My sister approaches problems differently than I do. "

Illustration plagiarism

plagiarism noun

/ˈpleɪdʒəˌɹɪzm/

Copying of another person's ideas, text or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.

"The student's essay contained significant plagiarism, as large portions of it were copied directly from a website without proper citation. "

Illustration deterministic

deterministic adjective

/dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪstɪk/

Of, or relating to determinism.

"The computer program is deterministic; given the same input, it will always produce the same output. "