"rewrite" meaning in English

See rewrite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /riːˈraɪt/ [UK], /riˈraɪt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rewrite (verb).wav [UK] Forms: rewrite [canonical], rewrites [third-person, singular], rewrote [past], rewritten [past, participle], rewriting [present, participle]
Etymology: re- + write Etymology templates: {{word parts|re-|write}} re- + write Head templates: {{verb2|rewrite|rewrites|rewrote|rewritten|rewriting}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you rewrite something that has been written, you change it to improve it or to add new information.
    Sense id: simple-rewrite-en-verb-81OxhHLQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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