Rewrite
/ˌriːˈraɪt/noun
To write again or in a different way.
Did you know?“Rewrite” is a transparent English compound, but its deeper magic comes from “write,” a word once tied to carving and cutting marks into a surface—writing began as physical force, not just ideas.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
writan
“to score, scratch, or draw letters”
Middle English
ME
writen
“to write; to compose text”
Old English
OE
re-
“again; back; anew”
15th Century
English
rewryten
“to write again or copy anew”
Modern English
English
rewrite
“to write again or revise text”